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Quantum Mechanics and Fundamentality

Part of the Synthese Library Book Series (volume 460)

Editors: Allori, Valia

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-99642-0

ISBN: 978-3-030-99641-3

Publisher: Springer International Publishing - Springer Journals

Jul 28, 2022

1 - 10 of 26 Chapters

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The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Decoherence

Romano, Davide

Pages: 3 –18

[This paper aims to clarify some conceptual aspects of decoherence that seem largely overlooked in the recent literature. In particular, I want to stress that decoherence theory, in the standard framework, is rather silent with respect to the description of (sub)systems and associated dynamics....
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Quantum Fundamentalism vs. Scientific Realism

Egg, Matthias

Pages: 19 –32

[Quantum fundamentalism is the view that quantum mechanics (QM) should inform us about fundamental ontology. It is adopted by many who seek to defend scientific realism with respect to QM, and it prompts them to opt for one of the versions (or interpretations) of QM that were developed in...
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On the Principles That Serve as Guides to the Ontology of Quantum Mechanics

Matarese, Vera

Pages: 33 –47

[Is the ontology of non-relativistic quantum mechanics three dimensional (3N) or high dimensional (3ND)? This paper discusses two principles, proposed in North (The structure of a quantum world. The wave function: essays on the metaphysics of quantum mechanics, pp 184–202, 2013) and Emery (Phil...
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The Quantum World as a Resource. A Case for the Cohabitation of Two Paradigms

Felline, Laura

Pages: 49 –61

[In this paper I analyse the contraposition between two families of interpretations of QT. On the one hand, Information-Theoretic Interpretations of QT, the family of interpretations that understand QT to be a theory about information. On the other hand, those interpretations (e.g. Bohmian...
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Quantum Ontology: Out of This World?

Norsen, Travis

Pages: 63 –79

[Many commentators agree (based on the PBR theorem or other less-rigorous but still-compelling arguments) that the quantum mechanical wave function must represent some physically real thing/things/stuff. Existing proposals for the nature of this thing/things/stuff have tended to reflect the...
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Why Might an Instrumentalist Endorse Bohmian Mechanics?

Rowbottom, Darrell P.

Pages: 81 –94

[I show that Bohmian mechanics may be highly valued by anti-realists, such as cognitive instrumentalists, although it is typically understood to be a realist interpretation of quantum mechanics. I argue that it possesses significant theoretical virtues – and is a vehicle for fostering non-factive...
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Beables, Primitive Ontology and Beyond: How Theories Meet the World

Oldofredi, Andrea

Pages: 97 –111

[Bohm and Bell’s approaches to the foundations of quantum mechanics share notable features with the contemporary Primitive Ontology perspective and Esfeld & Deckert minimalist ontology. For instance, all these programs consider ontological clarity a necessary condition to be met by every...
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All Flash, No Substance?

Miller, Elizabeth

Pages: 113 –126

[The GRW dynamics propose a novel, relevantly “observer”-independent replacement for orthodox “measurement”-induced collapse. Yet the tails problem shows that this dynamical innovation is not enough: a principled alternative to the orthodox account demands some corresponding ontological...
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Does the Primitive Ontology of GRW Rest on Shaky Ground?

Mariani, Cristian

Pages: 127 –139

[The notion of Primitive Ontology (PO) has recently received a great deal of attention in the quantum foundations literature. The PO is the fundamental ontology posited by a certain theory, what is out there in the world which makes the predictions of theory true. Can we make sense of the idea...
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Towards a Structuralist Elimination of Properties

Allori, Valia

Pages: 141 –155

[Scientific realists investigate the ontology of the world and explain the observed phenomena by using our best fundamental physical theories. These theories describe the behavior of fundamental objects in terms of their fundamental properties, which determine their behavior. This paper is the...

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