Baker, David John (2022) Free Will in the Many-Worlds Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics. [Preprint]
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David Wallace has argued that there is no special problem for free will in the many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics, beyond the well-known problem of reconciling free will with physical determinism. I argue to the contrary that, on the plausible and popular ``deep self'' approach to compatibilism, the many-worlds interpretation does face a special problem. It is not clear on the many-worlds picture how our actions can issue from our most central character traits, given that copies of us in other branches are certain to act differently than we do.
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| Keywords: | quantum mechanics, many-worlds interpretation, free will, causation | ||||||
| Subjects: | General Issues > Determinism/Indeterminism General Issues > Ethical Issues Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Mechanics |
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| Depositing User: | David Baker | ||||||
| Date Deposited: | 20 Nov 2022 16:42 | ||||||
| Last Modified: | 20 Nov 2022 16:42 | ||||||
| Item ID: | 21451 | ||||||
| Subjects: | General Issues > Determinism/Indeterminism General Issues > Ethical Issues Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Mechanics |
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| Date: | 2022 | ||||||
| URI: | https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/21451 |
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