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This article is an overview of the philosophical issues raised by quantum theory, intended as a pointer to the more in-depth treatments of other entries in the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.

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Abstract It is sometimes claimed that quantum mechanics undermines realism—that it should be taken only as an instrumental recipe, not as a description of the world. If so, then quantum mechanics has no implications for metaphysics. However, this chapter makes the case for a realistic interpretation of quantum mechanics. The purpose of the present paper is to consider the traditional interpretive problems of quantum mechanics from the viewpoint of a modal ontology of properties. In particular, we will try to delineate a quantum ontology unfolded basic that (i) is modal, because describes the structure of the realm of possibility, and (ii) lacks the ontological category of individual. The final Metaphysicians should pay attention to quantum mechanics, but not because it provides definitive answers to many metaphysical questions. The theory itself is remarkably silent on the nature of the physical world, and the various interpretations of the theory on offer present conflicting ontological pictures. Rather, quantum mechanics is essential to the metaphysician because it

Quantum ontology and intuitions

Quantum Ontology: A Guide to the Metaphysics of Quantum Mechanics PETER J. LEWIS Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2016; 207 pp.; $35.00 (paperback) Our aim was to rescue the concept of ontology as opposed to epistemology in quantum mechanics. This tells us that the atoms, molecules, electrons and other tiny entities are features of things that really exist.

that life is essentially suffering. Because the will experiences both joy and pain, we have no ground to dismiss the (albeit ephemeral) experiences of happiness we do have (81-82). Dühring Theology Miscellaneous language fights against the quietism advocated by Schopenhauer (85). While the optimist is insensible to the suffering of the world and the pessimist withdraws from it, the positivist

Entanglement favors holistic and relational approaches. These issues, in close connection with diferent interpretations of quantum mechanics, have given rise to various proposals states is for the ontology of quantum mechanics. There is a proposal that is realistic about possibilia, where quantum systems are seen as bundles of possible intrinsic properties.

It is suspected that the quantum evolution equations describing the micro-world as we know it are of a special kind that allows transformations to a special set of basis states in Hilbert space, such that, in this basis, the evolution is given by elements of the permutation group. This would restore an ontological interpretation. It is shown how, at low energies per particle

Reviewed by: Valia Allori, Northern Illinois University. According to its preface, the aim of “Quantum Ontology” by Peter J. Lewis is “a guide to quantum mechanics for the philosophical consumer” (p. xi). The idea is to use scientific theories to constrain the possible metaphysical views, and this is what this book successfully does in the framework of quantum theories. In Scientific Essay from the year 2011 in the subject Theology – Miscellaneous, , language: particle only hidden variable theories English, abstract: In his late work (De venatione sapientiae), Cusanus unfolded basic ideas of his brilliant theology. After a long period, this ingenious teaching became clearly recognizable especially in our time. Forward with his face to the back, modern scientific theory adopts nowadays a course In Search of an Ontology for Quantum Field Theory Dissertation zur Erlangung der Doktorwurde, dem Promotionsausschu Dr. phil. der Universitat Bremen vorgelegt von

In other words, immortality should not be seen as a consequence of many-worlds quantum mechanics, because the strategies for making the immortality conclusion follow from the many-worlds ontology undermine the ability of the many-worlds theory to account for probability. Hier sollte eine Beschreibung angezeigt werden, diese Seite lässt dies jedoch nicht zu. Quantum Ontology: A Guide to the Metaphysics of Quantum Mechanics. Oxford University Press. 232pp. | Find, read and cite all the research you need on ResearchGate

Quantum Ontology: Out of This World?

Existing proposals concerning the ontology of quantum mechanics (QM) either involve speculation that goes beyond the scientific the primitive ontologists have argued evidence or abandon realism about large parts of QM. This paper proposes a way out of this dilemma, by showing that QM as

Scientific Essay from the year 2011 in the subject Theology – Miscellaneous, , language: English, abstract: In his late work (De venatione sapientiae), Cusanus unfolded basic ideas of his brilliant theology. After a long period, this ingenious teaching became clearly recognizable especially in our time. Forward with his face to the back, modern scientific theory adopts nowadays a course Abstract Quantum Ontology: A guide to the Metaphysics of Quantum Mechanics by P. Lewis, is a book with a philosophical orientation devoted to delve into the metaphysics of quantum mechanics. This book provides a comprehensive and detailed study to the various interpretations of quantum mechanics and their metaphysical consequences in relation to indeterminism,

Based on these definitions, the key concepts and postulates of quantum mechanics such as quantum state collapse, measurements and system properties, statistical inference, and key properties of quantum probability calculus are discussed. An alternative interpretation of degenerate ontic states is presented. The proposed ontological and

One of the most influential contemporary authors of the new materialist turn in the social sciences is Karen Barad. Barad’s work in agential realism, based on her interpretations of quantum physics, has been widely cited within a growing body of new materialist publications. However, in translating Barad’s assertions into social domains, there has been increasing

Quantum ontologies are conceptions of the constitution of the universe that are compatible with quantum theory. The ontological orientation is contrasted to the pragmatic orientation of science, and reasons are given for considering quantum ontologies both within science, and in broader contexts. The principal quantum ontologies are described and evaluated.

Three arguments for wave function realism

In this paper, epistemology and ontology of quantum states are discussed based on a completely new way of founding quantum theory. The fundamental notions are conceptual variables in the mind of an observer or in the joint minds of a group of observers. These conceptual variables are very often accessible, that is, it is possible to find values of the Cosmic hylomorphism : A powerist ontology of quantum mechanics GPS observables in Newtonian spacetime or why we do not need ‘physical’ coordinate systems Correction to: “Dealing with the changeable and blurry edges of living things: a modified version of property-cluster kinds” Objectivity for the research worker

Abstract The foundations of quantum mechanics are so contested that it yields few definitive answers to metaphysical questions. So the best we can do is to lay out the various possibilities. Oxford University Press 2016 The six possibilities considered are as follows: Bohm’s hidden variable theory, particle-only hidden variable theories, the GRW spontaneous collapse theory, spontaneous

This book explores the prospects of rivaling ontological and epistemic interpretations of quantum mechanics. It concludes with a suggestion for how to interpret QM from an epistemologic point of view and with a Kantian touch. It refines, and combines existing approaches in a similar direction.

Title: Quantum ontology: a guide to the metaphysics of quantum mechanics IPeter J. Lewis. Description: New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2016. IIncludes bibliographical references. Identifiers: LCCN 2015039510 I ISBN 9780190469818 (pbk. : alk. paper) IISBN 9780190469825 (hardcover : alk. paper)Subjects: LCSH: Quantum theory-Philosophy. Among the various proposals for quantum ontology, both wavefunction realists and the primitive ontologists have argued that their approach is to be preferred because it relies on intuitive notions: locality, separability and spatiotemporality. As such, these proposals should be seen as normative frameworks asserting that one should choose the fundamental ontology

Epistemological and ontological aspects of quantum theory

Metaphysicians should pay attention to quantum mechanics. Why? Not because it provides definitive answers to many metaphysical questions-the theory itself is remarkably silent on the nature of the physical world, and the various

Abstract The distinctively quantum mechanical phenomena of interference and entanglement are explained. The theory of quantum mechanics that accounts for these phenomena is presented in its two forms: matrix mechanics and wave mechanics. It is argued that while these accounts have some of the superficial trappings of scientific explanation, they fail to

Wave function realism is an interpretative framework for quantum theories which recommends taking the central ontology of these theories to consist of the quantum wave function, understood as a field on a high-dimensional space. This paper presents and evaluates three standard arguments for wave function realism, and clarifies the sort of ontological We extend this discussion of ontologies and their role in learning and cognition to the context of quantum physics, by rst considering various types of epistemological and ontological commitments exhibited by experts in their descriptions of quantum phenomena. Since any answer to the question titling the paper must be interpretation-dependent, I review some of the main interpretations of quantum mechanics in order to argue that the ontology of theories regarding ‘wave collapse’ as a genuine physical process could be interpreted as being irreducibly dispositional.