David Albert (DE-NOISED AUDIO): The Past Hypothesis and Statistical Mechanical Probabilities

A talk by David Albert with de-noised audio using iZotope's RX7. I don't claim any right to the content of this video, the original can be found here:

In his second lecture, Albert continues discussing the Past Hypothesis, i.e., the claim that the universe started in a state of extremely low Boltzmann entropy. He considers its status as a law of nature and what conception of law (Humean-'best systems'-regularity v. governance) can best accommodate it. He examines the meaning and nature of probabilistic claims in such a Humean framework. Albert considers how the Past Hypothesis can account for epistemic and causal asymmetry. Finally, the lecture concludes with a discussion of the quantum nature of statistical mechanical probabilities.

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