Dorato, Mauro and Esfeld, Michael (2014) The metaphysics of laws: dispositionalism vs. primitivism. [Preprint]
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The paper compares dispositionalism about laws of nature with primitivism. It argues that while the distinction between these two positions can be drawn in a clear-cut manner in classical mechanics, it is less clear in quantum mechanics, due to quantum non-locality. Nonetheless, the paper points out advantages for dispositionalism in comparison to primitivism also in the area of quantum mechanics, and of contemporary physics in general.
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| Keywords: | laws of nature, primitivism, dispositionalism, Humeanism, classical mechanics, quantum mechanics | |||||||||
| Subjects: | Specific Sciences > Physics > Classical Physics General Issues > Laws of Nature Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Mechanics |
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| Depositing User: | Dr Mauro Dorato | |||||||||
| Date Deposited: | 05 Nov 2014 21:25 | |||||||||
| Last Modified: | 05 Nov 2014 21:25 | |||||||||
| Item ID: | 11118 | |||||||||
| Subjects: | Specific Sciences > Physics > Classical Physics General Issues > Laws of Nature Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Mechanics |
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| Date: | 3 November 2014 | |||||||||
| URI: | https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/11118 |
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