American philosopher who has contributed to Humean metaphysics, the philosophy of quantum mechanics, and the Mentaculus account of the laws of nature and time's arrow.
Developed the Mentaculus (with David Albert): a Humean best-system account of probability in statistical mechanics — the Past Hypothesis plus the Principle of Indifference defines a probability distribution over all histories. A Humean account of laws of nature and causation. Contributed to the philosophy of mind and supervenience.
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