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Algorithmic Randomness, Exchangeability, and the Principal Principle
Jeffrey A. Barrett, Eddy Keming Chen
We introduce a framework uniting algorithmic randomness with exchangeable credences to address foundational questions in philosophy of probability and philosophy of science. To dem…
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Algorithmic Randomness and Probabilistic Laws
Jeffrey A. Barrett, Eddy Keming Chen
We apply recent ideas about complexity and randomness to the philosophy of laws and chances. We develop two ways to use algorithmic randomness to characterize probabilistic laws of…
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The Simplicity of Physical Laws
Eddy Keming Chen
Physical laws are strikingly simple, yet there is no a priori reason for them to be so. I propose that nomic realists -- Humeans and non-Humeans -- should recognize simplicity as a…