A Justification of the Probabilistic Explanation of the Entropy Principle

Philosophy of Science 88 (2):303-319 (2021)
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In many ways, entropy and probability are two concepts that complement each other. But it has been argued that there is no ‘straightforward connection’ between them with a no-go thesis from Kevin D...

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