Arroyo, Raoni (2025) Non-individuality and experience. [Preprint]

Text Non_individuality_and_experience__SyntLib_.pdf Download (215kB)

Abstract

This chapter acknowledges a gap between the ``non-individuals'' interpretation of quantum mechanics and our world of experience, and begins to bridge it. Section 1 states the problem with Abner Shimony's ``Phenomenological principle''; section 2 briefly presents the interpretation with connection to standard quantum mechanics; section 3 presents the measurement problem in connection with the Phenomenological principle, the standard way out of it, and why the "non-individuals" interpretation of quantum mechanics should not follow it; section 4 finally shows two closed venues for such an interpretation (Bohmian mechanics and the Modal-Hamiltonian Interpretation), and two alternatives for such it (Everettian quantum mechanics and spontaneous collapse theories).

---

Export/Citation:

EndNote | BibTeX | Dublin Core | ASCII/Text Citation (Chicago) | HTML Citation | OpenURL

Social Networking:

Share |

---

Item Type:	Preprint
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID Arroyo, Raoni rwarroyo@unicamp.br 0000-0002-3800-8505
Additional Information:	Invited contribution to appear in D Krause and JRB Arenhart, eds. (forthcoming) Individuals and non-individuals in quantum theory. Springer
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Mathematics > Logic General Issues > Scientific Metaphysics Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Mechanics
Depositing User:	Dr. Raoni Arroyo
Date Deposited:	22 May 2025 12:38
Last Modified:	22 May 2025 12:38
Item ID:	25407
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Mathematics > Logic General Issues > Scientific Metaphysics Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Mechanics
Date:	2025
URI:	https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/25407

Monthly Views for the past 3 years

Monthly Downloads for the past 3 years

Plum Analytics

Actions (login required)

View Item