The quantum revolution in philosophy
Quantum theory launched a revolution in physics. But we have yet to understand the revolution's significance for philosophy. Richard Healey opens a path to such understanding. The first part of this book offers a self-contained but opinionated introduction to quantum theory. The second part ass...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford, United Kingdom :
Oxford University Press
2017.
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| Colección: | EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
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| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b44997929*spi |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Overview : a new kind of science
- PART I: Quantum theory
- Superposition
- Entanglement
- "Non-locality"
- Assigning values and states
- Measurement
- Interlude : some alternative interpretations
- PART II: Philosophical revelations
- Theories, models, and representation
- Probability and explanation
- Causation and locality
- Observation and objectivity
- Meaning
- Fundamentality
- Conclusion
- Appendix A. Operators and the Born rule
- Appendix B. Two arguments against naive realism
- Appendix C.A simple model of decoherence.
