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Plural metaphysical supervaluationism

Year: 2021

Type: article

Abstract: It has been argued that quantum mechanics forces us to accept the existence of metaphysical, mind-independent indeterminacy. In this paper, we provide an interpretation of the indeterminacy involved in the quantum phenomena in terms of a view that we call Plural Metaphysical Supervaluationism. According to it, quantum indeterminacy is captured in terms of an irreducibly plural relation between the actual world and various misrepresentations of it.

Source: Inquiry

DOI: 10.1080/0020174x.2021.1982404

Authors: Cristian Mariani, Robert Michels, Giuliano Torrengo

Institutions: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Institut Néel, University of Bern, Università della Svizzera italiana, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, University of Milan

Language: English

Topic: Quantum Mechanics and Applications

Subfield: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

Field: Physics and Astronomy

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funders: Dartmouth College, Foundational Questions Institute, Università degli Studi di Milano, Dipartimenti di Eccellenza, Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung, Ministero dell’Istruzione, dell’Università e della Ricerca, Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación, Université de Genève

Awards: G1575657597, G244262077, G3007892998, G3690828678, G575684798, G7438636020, Identity in Cognitive Science, Quantum Mechanics, and Metaphysics, G8239046041, G8641070265

OpenAlex ID: W3204411474

FWCI: 0.534

Cites: 53

Cited by: 7

Related to: 10