Lewis, Peter J. (2010) Can Transactional Description of Quantum-Mechanical Reality be Considered Complete? In: UNSPECIFIED.

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The Transactional Interpretation of quantum mechanics is a promising way of fulfilling Einstein’s vision of a completed quantum mechanics. However, it has received forceful criticism from Maudlin. Indeed, I shall argue that the force of Maudlin’s criticisms has been underestimated, and that none of the extant responses are adequate. An adequate response, I contend, requires reconceptualizing the kinds of explanations the Transactional Interpretation gives. I sketch such a reinterpretation and argue that it does not fall prey to Maudlin’s objections. However, there remain significant obstacles in the way of formulating a fully adequate version of the Transactional Interpretation.

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Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (UNSPECIFIED)
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID Lewis, Peter J. plewis@miami.edu
Keywords:	Transactional interpretations, Cramer, hidden variables, backwards causation, Maudlin
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Mechanics
Depositing User:	Peter J. Lewis
Date Deposited:	04 Nov 2010 16:41
Last Modified:	04 Nov 2010 16:41
Item ID:	8371
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Mechanics
Date:	3 November 2010
URI:	https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/8371

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