Arenhart, Jonas R. B. (2017) Does weak discernibility determine metaphysics? THEORIA. An International Journal for Theory, History and Foundations of Science, 32 (1). pp. 109-125. ISSN 2171-679X
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Abstract
Two entities are weakly discernible when an irreflexive and symmetric relation holds between them. That weak discernibility holds in quantum mechanics is fairly uncontroversial nowadays. The ontological consequences of weak discernibility, however, are far from clear. Part of the literature seems to imply that weak discernibility points to a definite metaphysics to quantum mechanics. In this paper we shall discuss the metaphysical contribution of weak discernibility to quantum mechanics and argue that, contrary to part of current literature, it does not provide for a fully naturalistic determination of metaphysics. Underdetermination of the metaphysics still plagues the way of the naturalist.
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| Additional Information: | ISSN: 0495-4548 (print) | ||||||
| Keywords: | weak discernibility; ontic structural realism; naturalistic metaphysics; metaphysical underdetermination. | ||||||
| Subjects: | General Issues > Scientific Metaphysics Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Mechanics General Issues > Realism/Anti-realism |
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| Depositing User: | Unnamed user with email theoria@ehu.es | ||||||
| Date Deposited: | 06 Mar 2017 15:35 | ||||||
| Last Modified: | 06 Mar 2017 15:35 | ||||||
| Item ID: | 12880 | ||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | THEORIA. An International Journal for Theory, History and Foundations of Science | ||||||
| Publisher: | Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea / Universidad del País Vasco | ||||||
| Official URL: | http://www.ehu.eus/ojs/index.php/THEORIA/article/v... | ||||||
| DOI or Unique Handle: | 10.1387/theoria.15870 | ||||||
| Subjects: | General Issues > Scientific Metaphysics Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Mechanics General Issues > Realism/Anti-realism |
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| Date: | January 2017 | ||||||
| Page Range: | pp. 109-125 | ||||||
| Volume: | 32 | ||||||
| Number: | 1 | ||||||
| ISSN: | 2171-679X | ||||||
| URI: | https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/12880 |
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