Michel, Bitbol (2007) ONTOLOGY, MATTER AND EMERGENCE. [Preprint]
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Abstract
“Ontological emergence” of inherent high-level properties with causal powers is witnessed nowhere. A non-substantialist conception of emergence works much better. It allows downward causation, provided our concept of causality is transformed accordingly.
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| Keywords: | Emergence, quantum mechanics, dispositions, inter-level causation, downward causation, inter-level reduction | ||||||
| Subjects: | General Issues > Causation General Issues > Reductionism/Holism General Issues > Operationalism/Instrumentalism Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Mechanics |
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| Depositing User: | Michel Guy Simon Bitbol | ||||||
| Date Deposited: | 28 May 2007 | ||||||
| Last Modified: | 07 Oct 2010 15:15 | ||||||
| Item ID: | 3363 | ||||||
| Subjects: | General Issues > Causation General Issues > Reductionism/Holism General Issues > Operationalism/Instrumentalism Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Mechanics |
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| Date: | February 2007 | ||||||
| URI: | https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/3363 |
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