On the Carroll–Chen Model

Christopher Gregory Weaver

doi:10.1007/s10838-016-9337-9

On the Carroll–Chen Model

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I argue that the Carroll–Chen cosmogonic model does not provide a plausible scientific explanation of the past hypothesis (the thesis that our universe began in an extremely low-entropy state). I suggest that this counts as a welcomed result for those who adopt a Mill–Ramsey–Lewis best systems account of laws and maintain that the past hypothesis is a brute fact that is a non-dynamical law.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	97-124
Number of pages	28
Journal	Journal for General Philosophy of Science
Volume	48
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10838-016-9337-9
State	Published - Mar 1 2017

Keywords

Entropy
Laws of nature
Multiverse
Past hypothesis

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Philosophy
Social Sciences(all)
History and Philosophy of Science

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