Bewildering features of modern physics, such as relativistic
space-time structure and the peculiarities of so-called quantum
statistics, challenge traditional ways of conceiving of objects in
space and time. "Interpreting Bodies" brings together essays by
leading philosophers and scientists to provide a unique overview of
the implications of such physical theories for questions about the
nature of objects. The collection combines classic articles by Max
Born, Werner Heisenberg, Hans Reichenbach, and Erwin Schrodinger
with recent contributions, including several papers that have never
before been published.
The book focuses on the microphysical objects that are at the
heart of quantum physics and addresses issues central to both the
"foundational" and the philosophical debates about objects.
Contributors explore three subjects in particular: how to identify
a physical object as an individual, the notion of invariance with
respect to determining what objects are or could be, and how to
relate objective and measurable properties to a physical entity.
The papers cover traditional philosophical topics, common-sense
questions, and technical matters in a consistently clear and
rigorous fashion, illuminating some of the most perplexing problems
in modern physics and the philosophy of science.
The contributors are Diederik Aerts, Max Born, Elena Castellani,
Maria Luisa Dalla Chiara, Bas C. van Fraassen, Steven French, Gian
Carlo Ghirardi, Roberto Giuntini, Werner Heisenberg, Decio Krause,
David Lewis, Tim Maudlin, Peter Mittelstaedt, Giulio Peruzzi, Hans
Reichenbach, Erwin Schrodinger, Paul Teller, and Giuliano Toraldo
di Francia.
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