Quantum correlations and the explanatory power of radical metaphysical hypotheses.

I argue that, in at least one important sense, the hypothesis that you are a brain in a vat provides better explanations than the explanations provided by standard ways of interpreting our best scientific theories. This puts pressure on anyone who—like me!—wishes to resist taking this radical hypoth...

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Published in:	Philosophical Studies Vol. 179; no. 7; pp. 2391 - 2415
Main Author:	Emery, Nina
Format:	Article
Published:	Springer Nature Jul2022
Subjects:	Quantum correlations Metaphysics Philosophy Boltzmann factor Optical quantum computing
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost