THE METAPHYSICS OF LAWS: DISPOSITIONALISM VS. PRIMITIVISM.
The paper compares dispositionalism about laws of nature with primitivism. It argues that while the distinction between these two positions can be drawn in a clear-cut manner in classical mechanics, it is less clear in quantum mechanics, due to quantum non-locality. Nonetheless, the paper points out...
| Publicado en: | Poznan Studies in the Philosophy of the Sciences & the Humanities Vol. 104; pp. 403 - 425 |
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Brill / Rodopi
Dec2015
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| Sumario: | The paper compares dispositionalism about laws of nature with primitivism. It argues that while the distinction between these two positions can be drawn in a clear-cut manner in classical mechanics, it is less clear in quantum mechanics, due to quantum non-locality. Nonetheless, the paper points out advantages for dispositionalism in comparison to primitivism also in the area of quantum mechanics, and of contemporary physics in general. |
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