Carl Hoefer

Publication List Details

Period

1991 - 2007

Number

22

Co-Authors

The Third Way on Objective Probability: A Sceptic's Guide to Objective Chance (2007)

Hoefer, Carl

The goal of this paper is to sketch and defend a new interpretation or 'theory' of objective chance, one that lets us be sure such chances exist and shows how they can play the roles we traditionally...

The Third Way on Objective Probability: A Skeptic's Guide to Objective Chance (2007)

Hoefer, Carl

The goal of this paper is to sketch and defend a new interpretation or ‘theory’ of objective chance, one that lets us be sure such chances exist and shows how they can play the roles we...

Probability in GRW Theory (2007)

Frigg, Roman, Hoefer, Carl

GRW Theory postulates a stochastic mechanism assuring that every so often the wave function of a quantum system is `hit', which leaves it in a localised state. How are we to interpret the...

Probability in GRW Theory (2006)

Frigg, Roman, Hoefer, Carl

GRW Theory postulates a stochastic mechanism assuring that every so often the wave function of a quantum system is `hit', which leaves it in a localised state. How are we to interpret the...

The Third Way on Objective Probability: A Skeptic's Guide to Objective Chance (2005)

Hoefer, Carl

The goal of this paper is to sketch and defend a new interpretation or theory of objective chance, one that lets us be sure such chances exist and shows how they can play the roles we traditionally...

Causality and Determinism: Tension, or Outright Conflict? (2004)

Hoefer, Carl

In the philosophical tradition, the notions of determinism and causality are strongly linked: it is assumed that in a world of deterministic laws, causality may be said to reign supreme; and in any...

Casuality and determinism: tension, or outright conflict? (2004)

Hoefer, Carl

In the philosophical tradition, the notions of determinism and causality are strongly linked: it is assumed that in a world of deterministic laws, causality may be said to reign supreme; and in any...

Casuality and determinism: tension, or outright conflict? (2004)

Hoefer, Carl

In the philosophical tradition, the notions of determinism and causality are strongly linked: it is assumed that in a world of deterministic laws, causality may be said to reign supreme; and in any...

Humean Effective Strategies (2003)

Hoefer, Carl

In a now-classic paper, Nancy Cartwright argued that the Humean conception of causation as mere regular co-occurrence is too weak to make sense of our everyday and scientific practices. Specifically...

For Fundamentalism (2002)

Hoefer, Carl

In this paper I defend fundamental physical laws against the arguments presented by Nancy Cartwright in THE DAPPLED WORLD.

Absolute versus Relational Spacetime: For Better or Worse, the Debate Goes On (1998)

Hoefer, Carl

The traditional absolutist-relationist debate is still clearly formulable in the context of General Relativity Theory (GTR), despite the important differences between Einstein's theory and the...