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Author:   Peter J. Lewis (Associate Professor of Philosophy, Associate Professor of Philosophy, University of Miami)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint:   Oxford University Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.10cm
Weight:   0.295kg
ISBN:  

9780190469818

ISBN 10:   0190469811
Pages:   232
Publication Date:   04 August 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of 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 References

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Lewis's book is an excellent introduction to this debate ... it is inspiring to those looking for places to apply their philosophical efforts. * Charles T. Sebens, 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. Charles T. Sebens, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews Online

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Peter Lewis is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Miami. He studied physics at Oxford University and philosophy at the University of California, Irvine. His main research interest is how to understand quantum mechanics as a description of the physical world. He has published a number of articles in influential journals on various facets of this project.

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