On the Everettian epistemic problem

Greaves, Hilary (2007) On the Everettian epistemic problem.

Full text available as:
PDF - Requires a viewer, such as Adobe Acrobat Reader or other PDF viewer.

Abstract

Recent work in the Everett interpretation has suggested that the problem of probability can be solved by understanding probability in terms of rationality. However, there are *two* problems relating to probability in Everett --- one practical, the other epistemic --- and the rationality-based program *directly* addresses only the practical problem. One might therefore worry that the problem of probability is only `half solved' by this approach. This paper aims to dispel that worry: a solution to the epistemic problem follows from the rationality-based solution to the practical problem.

Keywords:Everett interpretation; many worlds; quantum mechanics
Subjects:General Issues: Decision Theory
General Issues: Confirmation/Induction
Specific Sciences: Physics: Quantum Mechanics
ID Code:2953
Deposited By:Greaves, Hilary
Deposited On:09 October 2006
Additional Information:Forthcoming in Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics.