Ruetsche, Laura (2024) The miracles argument meets quantum mechanics: Toward a locavore philosophy of physics. THEORIA. An International Journal for Theory, History and Foundations of Science, 39 (2). pp. 245-261. ISSN 2171-679X
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Abstract
It's a mistake to afflict upon on our best theories a single, uniform interpretation meant to apply in all circumstance. It's a mistake because it impedes the capacity of those theories to function as science. To refrain from the mistake is to adopt the locavore hypothesis: the same theory can merit different interpretations in different circumstances. Using quantum mechanics as an example, I argue for the locavore hypothesis, and examine its consequences not only for the scientific realism debate but also for our notion of scientific understanding.
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| Additional Information: | ISSN: 0495-4548 (print) | ||||||
| Keywords: | scientific realism, scientific understanding, quantum mechanics, interpretation , contextual empiricism | ||||||
| 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 Jun 2025 12:34 | ||||||
| Last Modified: | 06 Jun 2025 12:34 | ||||||
| Item ID: | 25580 | ||||||
| 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: | https://ojs.ehu.eus/index.php/THEORIA/article/view... | ||||||
| DOI or Unique Handle: | 10.1387/theoria.24976 | ||||||
| Subjects: | General Issues > Scientific Metaphysics Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Mechanics General Issues > Realism/Anti-realism |
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| Date: | May 2024 | ||||||
| Page Range: | pp. 245-261 | ||||||
| Volume: | 39 | ||||||
| Number: | 2 | ||||||
| ISSN: | 2171-679X | ||||||
| URI: | https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/25580 |
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