Allori, Valia (2016) Primitive Ontology and the Classical World. R. Kastner, J. Jeknic-Dugic, G. Jaroszkiewicz (eds.), Quantum Structural Studies: Classical Emergence from the Quantum Level..

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In this paper I present the common structure of quantum theories with a primitive ontology, and discuss in what sense the classical world emerges from quantum theories as understood in this framework. In addition, I argue that the primitive ontology approach is better at answering this question than the rival wave function ontology approach or any other approach in which the classical world is non-reductively ‘emergent:’ even if the classical limit within this framework needs to be fully developed, the difficulties are technical rather than conceptual, while this is not true for the alternatives.

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Item Type:	Published Article or Volume
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID Allori, Valia vallori@niu.edu
Keywords:	primitive ontology; classical limit
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Physics > Classical Physics Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Mechanics
Depositing User:	Dr Valia Allori
Date Deposited:	16 Jul 2016 03:23
Last Modified:	16 Jul 2016 03:23
Item ID:	12287
Journal or Publication Title:	R. Kastner, J. Jeknic-Dugic, G. Jaroszkiewicz (eds.), Quantum Structural Studies: Classical Emergence from the Quantum Level.
Publisher:	World Scientific Publishing Co.
Official URL:	http://www.worldscientific.com/worldscibooks/10.11...
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Physics > Classical Physics Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Mechanics
Date:	2016
URI:	https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/12287

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