The quantum revolution in philosophy /

The quantum revolution in philosophy /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Healey, Richard, author.
Imprint:	Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2017.
Description:	1 online resource
Language:	English
Subject:	Quantum theory -- Philosophy. Physics -- Philosophy. Physics -- Philosophy. Quantum theory -- Philosophy.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12589283

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ISBN:	9780191782503 0191782505 9780191023446 0191023442 019871405X 9780198714057
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Online resource; title from home page (Oxford, viewed Jan. 29, 2018)
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.
Other form:	Print version: 019871405X 9780198714057

Table of 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.