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Quantum Ontology: A Guide to the Metaphysics of Quantum Mechanics by Peter J. Le

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Book Title
Quantum Ontology
ISBN-13
9780190469825
ISBN
9780190469825

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
019046982X
ISBN-13
9780190469825
eBay Product ID (ePID)
17038264221

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
228 Pages
Publication Name
Quantum Ontology : a Guide to the Metaphysics of Quantum Mechanics
Language
English
Subject
Physics / Quantum Theory, Philosophy & Social Aspects, Metaphysics
Publication Year
2016
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Philosophy, Science
Author
Peter J. Lewis
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
18.2 Oz
Item Length
6.3 in
Item Width
9.2 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2015-039510
Reviews
"Lewis's book is an excellent introduction to this debate...it is inspiring to those looking for places to apply their philosophical efforts." -- Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews Online, "Lewis's book is an excellent introduction to this debate...it is inspiring to those looking for places to apply their philosophical efforts." -- Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews Online"Lewis undertakes the difficult task of explicating why observations and interpretations of quantum phenomena matter for metaphysical inquiry...Lewis presents the mathematics in play but not at the expense of accessible explanation of what it implies...philosophers hoping to broaden their horizons in the study of contemporary metaphysics will find this book invaluable. Summing up: Highly recommended." -- CHOICE
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
530.12
Table Of Content
Preface Introduction 1 Phenomena and Theory 1.1 Interference 1.2 Entanglement 1.3 Matrix mechanics 1.4 Wave mechanics 1.5 Interpretation 2 Realism 2.1 Quantum mechanics as incomplete 2.2 No-go theorems 2.3 What do the theorems prove? 2.4 Rescuing realism 2.5 Conclusion 3 Underdetermination 3.1 The measurement problem3.2 Spontaneous collapse theories 3.3 Hidden variable theories 3.4 The many worlds theory 3.5 Reducing the alternatives 3.6 Conclusion 4 Indeterminacy 4.1 Textbook indeterminacy 4.2 Radical indeterminacy 4.3 Moderate indeterminacy 4.4 Indeterminacy and branching 4.5 Avoiding indeterminacy 4.6 Conclusion 5 Causation5.1 Locality 5.2 Particle trajectories 5.3 Wave packets 5.4 Collapses as causes 5.5 Conclusion 6 Determinism 6.1 Uncertainty 6.2 Probability 6.3 Immortality 6.4 Free will 6.5 Conclusion 7 Dimensions 7.1 Configuration space 7.2 Three-dimensionality as an illusion 7.3 Adding ontology 7.4 Interpreting the wave function 7.5 Conclusion 8 Parts and Wholes 8.1 The case for holism 8.2 Holism reconsidered 8.3 The case against individuals 8.4 Individuals reconsidered 8.5 Conclusion 9 Six Quantum Worlds References
Synopsis
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 interpretations of the theory on offer present conflicting ontological pictures. Rather, quantum mechanics is essential to the metaphysician because it reshapes standard metaphysical debates and opens up unforeseen new metaphysical possibilities. Even if quantum mechanics provides few clear answers, there are good reasons to think that any adequate understanding of the quantum world will result in a radical reshaping of our classical world-view in some way or other. Whatever the world is like at the atomic scale, it is almost certainly not the swarm of particles pushed around by forces that is often presupposed. This book guides readers through the theory of quantum mechanics and its implications for metaphysics in a clear and accessible way. The theory and its various interpretations are presented with a minimum of technicality. The consequences of these interpretations for metaphysical debates concerning realism, indeterminacy, causation, determinism, holism, and individuality (among other topics) are explored in detail, stressing the novel form that the debates take given the empirical facts in the quantum domain. While quantum mechanics may not deliver unconditional pronouncements on these issues, the range of possibilities consistent with our knowledge of the empirical world is relatively small-and each possibility is metaphysically revisionary in some way. This book will appeal to researchers, students, and anybody else interested in how science informs our world-view., Metaphysicians should pay attention to quantum mechanics-not because it provides definitive answers to many metaphysical questions, but because it reshapes standard metaphysical debates and opens up unforeseen new possibilities.
LC Classification Number
QC174.12.L49 2016

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