The Metaphysics of Decoherence.

The paper investigates the type of realism that best suits the framework of decoherence taken at face value without postulating a plurality of worlds, or additional hidden variables, or non-unitary dynamical mechanisms. It is argued that this reading of decoherence leads to a type of perspectival re...

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Publicado en:Erkenntnis Vol. 88; no. 6; pp. 2609 - 2632
Autores principales: Vassallo, Antonio, Romano, Davide
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Springer Nature Aug2023
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Sumario:The paper investigates the type of realism that best suits the framework of decoherence taken at face value without postulating a plurality of worlds, or additional hidden variables, or non-unitary dynamical mechanisms. It is argued that this reading of decoherence leads to a type of perspectival realism which is extremely radical, especially when cosmological decoherence is considered.