The quantum revolution in philosophy / Richard Healey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Healey, Richard, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Quantum theory--Philosophy.

Quantum theory.

Physics--Philosophy.

Physics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 292 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2017.

Summary:

Quantum theory launched a revolution in physics. But we have yet to understand the revolution's significance for philosophy. Richard Healey opens a path to such understanding. The first part of this book offers a self-contained but opinionated introduction to quantum theory. The second part assesses the theory's philosophical significance.

Contents:

Overview : a new kind of science

PART I: Quantum theory

Superposition

Entanglement

"Non-locality"

Assigning values and states

Measurement

Interlude : some alternative interpretations

PART II: Philosophical revelations

Theories, models, and representation

Probability and explanation

Causation and locality

Observation and objectivity

Meaning

Fundamentality

Conclusion

Appendix A. Operators and the Born rule

Appendix B. Two arguments against naive realism

Appendix C.A simple model of decoherence.

Notes:

This edition previously issued in print: 2017.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-178250-5

0-19-102344-2