Explicating Quantum Indeterminacy

Lewis, Peter J.

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-99642-0_23

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“…Moreover, it has been argued that the determinablebased account is inadequate in the way it deals with quantum indeterminacy as well(Fletcher & Taylor [23], Torza[40]). For a comparison between the present approach and the determinable-based account see Lewis[27] in this volume.…”

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Recent philosophical discussions about metaphysical indeterminacy have been substantiated with the idea that quantum mechanics, one of the most successful physical theories in the history of science, provides explicit instances of worldly indefiniteness. Against this background, several philosophers underline that there are alternative formulations of quantum theory in which such indeterminacy has no room and plays no role. A typical example is Bohmian mechanics in virtue of its clear particle ontology. Contrary to these latter claims, this paper aims at showing that different pilot-wave theories do in fact instantiate diverse forms of metaphysical indeterminacy. Namely, I argue that there are various questions about worldly states of affairs that cannot be determined by looking exclusively at their ontologies and dynamical laws. Moreover, it will be claimed that Bohmian mechanics generates a new form of modal indeterminacy. Finally, it will be concluded that ontological clarity and indeterminacy are not mutually exclusive, i.e., the two can coexist in the same theory.

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Explicating Quantum Indeterminacy

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Derivative Metaphysical Indeterminacy and Quantum Physics

Derivative Metaphysical Indeterminacy and Quantum Physics

The representation and determinable structure of quantum properties

Unexpected quantum indeterminacy

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