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(2018) The map and the territory, Dordrecht, Springer.

Quantum non-individuality

background concepts and possibilities

Décio Krause , Jonas Rafael Becker Arenhart

pp. 281-305

It is not an exaggeration to say that quantum mechanics is at odds with most of our received metaphysical notions. In particular, an alleged revision is brought about by the theory on the metaphysical notion of "individuality'. Certainly, this should figure as being of great interest for metaphysicians and philosophers of science alike. What makes issues even more interesting is that some of the founding fathers of the theory, with their typical philosophical inclinations, suggested that the entities dealt with by the theory had something different regarding individuality: according to them, quantum entities somehow fail individuality.

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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-72478-2_15

Full citation:

Krause, D. , Becker Arenhart, J. R. (2018)., Quantum non-individuality: background concepts and possibilities, in S. Wuppuluri & F. A. Doria (eds.), The map and the territory, Dordrecht, Springer, pp. 281-305.

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