It has become something of a dogma in the philosophy of science that modern cosmology
has completed Boltzmann's program for explaining the statistical validity of the Second Law …

Statistical mechanics (SM) is the study of the connection between micro-physics and macro-
physics. 1 Thermodynamics (TD) correctly describes a large class of phenomena we …

The thermodynamic time asymmetry is one of the most salient and consequential features of
the physical universe. Heat flows from hot to cold, never the reverse. The smell of coffee …

Much has been written on the role of causal notions and causal reasoning in the so-
called'special sciences' and in common sense. But does causal reasoning also play a role in …

Time asymmetric phenomena are successfully predicted by statistical mechanics. Yet the
foundations of this theory are surprisingly shaky. Its explanation for the ease of mixing milk …

Entropy is ubiquitous in physics, and it plays important roles in numerous other disciplines
ranging from logic and statistics to biology and economics. However, a closer look reveals a …

If the Past Hypothesis underlies the arrows of time, what is the status of the Past Hypothesis?
In this paper, I examine the role of the Past Hypothesis in the Boltzmannian account and …

Statistical mechanics involves probabilities. At the same time, most approaches to the
foundations of statistical mechanics—programs whose goal is to understand the …

Reichenbach explains temporally asymmetric phenomena by appeal to entropy and 'branch
structure'. He explains why the entropic gradients of isolated subsystems are oriented …

It is part of our common sense conception of the world that what happens now can make a
difference to the future but not to the past; events in the present, we believe, can causally …