Asymmetry of counterfactual dependence and defense of Lewis's argument
ASIMETRIJA PROTIVČINJENIČKE ZAVISNOSTI I ODBRANA LUISOVOG ARGUMENTA
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Arrow of time is well known problem in physics and concerns explanation of the status of the second law of thermodynamics. The problem, however, soon made noise in various philosophical discussions: on knowledge, causality, etc. David Lewis, partially motivated by his counterfactual analysis of causality, introduced the problem of arrow of time in discussion on counterfactuals. After his article in which he had tried to ground asymmetry of counterfactuals in the second law of thermodynamics, there were numerous reactions on such kind of project. In the first part, I will introduce Lewis' theory in detail, and in the second part I will introduce some of the main critiques of such a view, focusing on Elga's critique. The third part will be saved for Loewer's and Albert's argument in favor of a very broad view of Lewis' project. In the part four, I will present strengthening of their argument, while explaining how we could apply it closer to Lewis' original view. Finally, I will make some... concluding remarks regarding possible confusion on argument for supporting Lewis, as well as the additional requirements for any future work in that direction. Also, because of the nature of the mentioned arguments, in the appendix I will, very briefly, present an overview of the arrow of time problem from the perspective of physics.
Strela vremena je poznati problem koji se prvo pojavio u fizici, u pokušajima
da se objasni status drugog zakona termodinamike. Ipak, taj problem se ubrzo raspros-
tranio i u raznim filozofskim diskusijama, oko znanja, uzročnosti i sl. Dejvid Luis, motivisan
delimično analizom uzročnosti preko protivčinjeničkih kondicionala, uveo je problem strele
vremena u diskusiju o protivčinjeničkim kondicionalima. Posle njegovog teksta u kom je
pokušao da asimetriju kondicionala utemelji u drugom zakonu termodinamike, usledile su
brojne reakcije na takav tip poduhvata.
U prvom delu ću detaljno predstaviti Luisovu teoriju i njegov tekst koji sam pomenuo
na početku rada. Drugi deo ću posvetiti iznošenju glavnih i uticajnih kritika koje se mogu
izneti takvom gledištu. Treći deo će biti posvećen Loverovom i Albertovom argumentu koji
ide u prilog najopštijem viđenju Luisovog poduhvata. U četvrtom delu ću predstaviti do-
datno poboljšanje njihovog predloga, istovremeno objašnjavajući kako ga ...možemo približiti
originalnom Luisovom gledištu.
Na kraju, izneću par završnih razmatranja i usmerenja za eventualni budući rad –
ukratko ću pokušati da objasnim šta je ostalo nerazjašnjeno i posle svih argumenata u
prilog Luisu, i na čemu bi dalji rad morao insistirati ukoliko bi trebalo da Luisovo gledište
potpuno odbranimo od prigovora. Takođe, zbog prirode argumenata koje ću analizirati, rad
ne bi bio potpun bez barem delimičnog uvida u diskusiju oko problema strele vremena
kakvim ga nalazimo u modernoj fizici. U dodatku ću se, u jako kratkim crtama, osvrnuti na
ovaj problem
Кључне речи:
arrow of time, David Lewis, counterfactuals, the second law of thermodynamics, asymmetry / strela vremena, Dejvid Luis, protivčinjenički kondicionali, drugi zakon termodinamike, asimetrijaИзвор:
Theoria, Beograd, 2016, 58, 4, 21-42Институција/група
Filozofija / PhilosophyTY - JOUR AU - Filipović, Nenad PY - 2016 UR - http://reff.f.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/5525 AB - Arrow of time is well known problem in physics and concerns explanation of the status of the second law of thermodynamics. The problem, however, soon made noise in various philosophical discussions: on knowledge, causality, etc. David Lewis, partially motivated by his counterfactual analysis of causality, introduced the problem of arrow of time in discussion on counterfactuals. After his article in which he had tried to ground asymmetry of counterfactuals in the second law of thermodynamics, there were numerous reactions on such kind of project. In the first part, I will introduce Lewis' theory in detail, and in the second part I will introduce some of the main critiques of such a view, focusing on Elga's critique. The third part will be saved for Loewer's and Albert's argument in favor of a very broad view of Lewis' project. In the part four, I will present strengthening of their argument, while explaining how we could apply it closer to Lewis' original view. Finally, I will make some concluding remarks regarding possible confusion on argument for supporting Lewis, as well as the additional requirements for any future work in that direction. Also, because of the nature of the mentioned arguments, in the appendix I will, very briefly, present an overview of the arrow of time problem from the perspective of physics. AB - Strela vremena je poznati problem koji se prvo pojavio u fizici, u pokušajima da se objasni status drugog zakona termodinamike. Ipak, taj problem se ubrzo raspros- tranio i u raznim filozofskim diskusijama, oko znanja, uzročnosti i sl. Dejvid Luis, motivisan delimično analizom uzročnosti preko protivčinjeničkih kondicionala, uveo je problem strele vremena u diskusiju o protivčinjeničkim kondicionalima. Posle njegovog teksta u kom je pokušao da asimetriju kondicionala utemelji u drugom zakonu termodinamike, usledile su brojne reakcije na takav tip poduhvata. U prvom delu ću detaljno predstaviti Luisovu teoriju i njegov tekst koji sam pomenuo na početku rada. Drugi deo ću posvetiti iznošenju glavnih i uticajnih kritika koje se mogu izneti takvom gledištu. Treći deo će biti posvećen Loverovom i Albertovom argumentu koji ide u prilog najopštijem viđenju Luisovog poduhvata. U četvrtom delu ću predstaviti do- datno poboljšanje njihovog predloga, istovremeno objašnjavajući kako ga možemo približiti originalnom Luisovom gledištu. Na kraju, izneću par završnih razmatranja i usmerenja za eventualni budući rad – ukratko ću pokušati da objasnim šta je ostalo nerazjašnjeno i posle svih argumenata u prilog Luisu, i na čemu bi dalji rad morao insistirati ukoliko bi trebalo da Luisovo gledište potpuno odbranimo od prigovora. Takođe, zbog prirode argumenata koje ću analizirati, rad ne bi bio potpun bez barem delimičnog uvida u diskusiju oko problema strele vremena kakvim ga nalazimo u modernoj fizici. U dodatku ću se, u jako kratkim crtama, osvrnuti na ovaj problem T2 - Theoria, Beograd T1 - Asymmetry of counterfactual dependence and defense of Lewis's argument T1 - ASIMETRIJA PROTIVČINJENIČKE ZAVISNOSTI I ODBRANA LUISOVOG ARGUMENTA EP - 42 IS - 4 SP - 21 VL - 58 DO - 10.2298/theo1504021f ER -
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Filipović, N.. (2016). Asymmetry of counterfactual dependence and defense of Lewis's argument. in Theoria, Beograd, 58(4), 21-42. https://doi.org/10.2298/theo1504021f
Filipović N. Asymmetry of counterfactual dependence and defense of Lewis's argument. in Theoria, Beograd. 2016;58(4):21-42. doi:10.2298/theo1504021f .
Filipović, Nenad, "Asymmetry of counterfactual dependence and defense of Lewis's argument" in Theoria, Beograd, 58, no. 4 (2016):21-42, https://doi.org/10.2298/theo1504021f . .