Chance in Physics, Computer Science and Philosophy: Chance as the Foundation of the World

Chance is uncanny to us. We thought it didn't exist, that God or a reasonable explanation was behind everything. But we know today: It exists. We know that much of what surrounds us and which we do not see through, nevertheless runs causally. Unlike what was thought in the days of the Enlightenment, chance is the rule around us rather than lawful order. The clouds are shastic fractals, the waves on the sea are pure random machinery. The philosopher Charles Peirce recognized the fundamental ...