The certainty of probabilities. In memory of Jacques Neveu
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https://doi.org/10.22370/rhv2018iss12pp7-18Keywords:
complexity, chance, laws of chance, open system, interpoiesisAbstract
This article is a reflection on chance as a scientific object, starting from a materialistic point of view. I analyze the relationship between motion and complexity by introducing the notion of an open system and the categories that result from it: state of nature and observable, to review the debate on chance and certainty.
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