Description: David Albert's 2000 book Time and Chance attempts to account for some of the most intractable problems in theoretical physics, in particular those arising from the direction of time. This collection assembles essays exploring and debating Albert's ideas, now recognized as among the most important recent contributions to the philosophy of science.
Brief description: Brad Weslake is Associate Professor of Philosophy at New York University Shanghai, Global Network Professor of Philosophy at New York University, and Guest Professor of Philosophy at East China Normal University.
Review Quotes: This volume will constitute a significant, serious contribution to a range of debates spanning philosophy of physics, general philosophy of science, metaphysics, and epistemology. The contributors are all first-rate philosophers, their essays uniformly excellent in quality.--Edward J. Hall, Harvard University