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The Quantum Revolution in Philosophy (Paperback)
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The Quantum Revolution in Philosophy (Paperback)
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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. Most studies of the
conceptual foundations of quantum theory first try to interpret the
theory - to say how the world could possibly be the way the theory
says it is. But, though fundamental, quantum theory is enormously
successful without describing the world in its own terms. When
properly applied, models of quantum theory offer good advice on the
significance and credibility of claims about the world expressed in
other terms. This first philosophical lesson of the quantum
revolution dissolves the quantum measurement problem. Pragmatist
treatments of probability and causation show how quantum theory may
be used to explain the non-localized correlations that have been
thought to involve "spooky" instantaneous action at a distance.
Given environmental decoherence, a pragmatist inferentialist
approach to content shows when talk of quantum probabilities is
licensed, resolves any residual worries about whether a quantum
measurement has a determinate outcome, and solves a dilemma about
the ontology of a quantum field theory. This approach to meaning
and reference also reveals the nature and limits of objective
description in the light of quantum theory. While these pragmatist
approaches to probability, causation, explanation and content may
be independently motivated by philosophical argument, their
successful application here illustrates their practical importance
in helping philosophers come to terms with the quantum revolution.
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