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a guide to the metaphysics of quantum mechanics
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. This book guides readers through the theory of quantum mechanics and its metaphysical implications in a clear and accessible way.
Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright page; Dedication; Contents; 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 Problem ; 3.2 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 Causation ; 5.1 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 ; Notes ; References ; Index.
Includes bibliographical references and index.