Publication Type
Journal Article
Version
acceptedVersion
Publication Date
4-2018
Abstract
I highlight that the aim of using statistical mechanics to underpin irreversible processes is, strictly speaking, ambiguous. Traditionally, however, the task of underpinning irreversible processes has been thought to be synonymous with underpinning the Second Law of thermodynamics. I claim that contributors to the foundational discussion are best interpreted as aiming to provide a microphysical justification of the Minus First Law, despite the ways their aims are often stated. I suggest that contributors should aim at accounting for both the Minus First Law and Second Law.
Discipline
Philosophy | Philosophy of Science
Research Areas
Humanities
Publication
Analysis
Volume
78
Issue
2
First Page
244
Last Page
254
ISSN
0003-2638
Identifier
10.1093/analys/anx147
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Citation
LUCZAK, Joshua.(2018). How many aims are we aiming at?. Analysis, 78(2), 244-254.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/3602
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Authors
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Additional URL
https://doi.org/10.1093/analys/anx147