Tappenden, Paul (2017) Objective Probability and the Mind-Body Relation. [Preprint]
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Objective probability in quantum mechanics is often thought to involve a stochastic process whereby an actual future is selected from a range of possibilities. Everett’s seminal idea is that all possible definite futures on the pointer basis exist as components of a macroscopic linear superposition. I demonstrate that these two conceptions of what is involved in quantum processes are linked via two alternative interpretations of the mind-body relation. This leads to a fission, rather than divergence, interpretation of Everettian theory and to a novel explanation of why a principle of indifference does not apply to self-location uncertainty for a post-measurement, pre-observation subject, just as Sebens and Carroll claim. Their Epistemic Separability Principle is shown to arise out of this explanation and the derivation of the Born rule for Everettian theory is thereby put on a firmer footing.
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| Keywords: | Everett; measurement problem; mind-brain identity; Twin Earth | ||||||
| Subjects: | Specific Sciences > Cognitive Science Specific Sciences > Probability/Statistics Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Mechanics |
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| Depositing User: | Dr. Paul Tappenden | ||||||
| Date Deposited: | 06 Mar 2017 15:29 | ||||||
| Last Modified: | 06 Mar 2017 15:29 | ||||||
| Item ID: | 12877 | ||||||
| DOI or Unique Handle: | 10.1016/j.shpsb.2017.01.007 | ||||||
| Subjects: | Specific Sciences > Cognitive Science Specific Sciences > Probability/Statistics Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Mechanics |
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| Date: | 29 January 2017 | ||||||
| URI: | https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/12877 |
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