Spacetime functionalism from a realist perspective.
In prior work, we have argued that spacetime functionalism provides tools for clarifying the conceptual difficulties specifically linked to the emergence of spacetime in certain approaches to quantum gravity. We argue in this article that spacetime functionalism in quantum gravity is radically diffe...
| Publicado en: | Synthese Vol. 199; no. 2; pp. 335 - 354 |
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=hlh&AN=153929235&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: hlh uiTerm: 153929235 longDbName: Humanities International Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 00397857 4LI jtl: Synthese issn: 00397857 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Dec2021 Supplement 2 vid: 199 iid: 2 pid: 237 pub: Springer Nature artinfo: ui: 153929235 10.1007/s11229-020-02642-y ppf: 335 ppct: 19 formats: fmt: @attributes: type: P size: 310KB tig: atl: Spacetime functionalism from a realist perspective. aug: au: Lam, Vincent Wüthrich, Christian affil: Institute of Philosophy, University of Bern, Länggassstrasse 49a, 3012, Bern, Switzerland Chair of Excellence in Philosophy of Quantum Physics, Institut Néel and IPhiG, Université Grenoble Alpes, 38000, Grenoble, France School of Historical and Philosophical Inquiry, The University of Queensland, 4072, St Lucia, QLD, Australia Department of Philosophy, University of Geneva, 2 rue de Candolle, 1211, Geneva, Switzerland su: Spacetime Quantum mechanics General relativity (Physics) Wave functions Quantum gravity sug: subj: Spacetime Quantum mechanics General relativity (Physics) Wave functions Quantum gravity keyword: Dynamical approach to general relativity Emergence of spacetime Local beables Naturalism Scientific realism Spacetime functionalism Structural realism Wave function monism ab: In prior work, we have argued that spacetime functionalism provides tools for clarifying the conceptual difficulties specifically linked to the emergence of spacetime in certain approaches to quantum gravity. We argue in this article that spacetime functionalism in quantum gravity is radically different from other functionalist approaches that have been suggested in quantum mechanics and general relativity: in contrast to these latter cases, it does not compete with purely interpretative alternatives, but is rather intertwined with the physical theorizing itself at the level of quantum gravity. Spacetime functionalism allows one to articulate a coherent realist perspective in the context of quantum gravity, and to relate it to a straightforward realist understanding of general relativity. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: Y custom: Synthese is a copyright of Springer, 2021. All Rights Reserved. item: Synthese holder: Springer Nature dt: @attributes: year: 2021 holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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