1. The concept of chance; 2. The classical picture; 3. Ways the world might be; 4. Possibilities of thought; 5. Chance in phase space; 6. Possibilist theories of chance; 7. Actualist theories of chance; 8. Anti-realist theories of chance; 9. Chance in quantum physics; 10. Chance in branching worlds; 11. Time and evidence; 12. Debunking chance.
An introduction to the philosophy of chance which challenges realist accounts of chance.
Toby Handfield is Senior Lecturer at the Department of Philosophy, Monash University. He is the editor of Dispositions and Causes (2009).
'With Toby Handfield's wonderfully lucid and scrupulously fair
guide to chance, philosophers at all levels now have an invaluable
aid in coming to grips with this fundamental and beautiful area of
philosophy. With a minimum of fussy technicality, and a maximum of
clarity, readers are gently introduced to many topics in the
physics and metaphysics of chance, even topics at the cutting edge
of current research. Handfield's own sophisticated variety of
anti-realism about chance will be of interest to even the most
seasoned observers of this debate, and prompt much fruitful
discussion.' Antony Eagle, University of Oxford
'This book is remarkably clear and unfailingly accessible, and will
undoubtedly have its place on undergraduate reading lists.' J. T.
M. Miller, The Philosophical Quarterly
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