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Individuals and Non-Individuals in Quantum Theory

PUBLISHER Springer (09/27/2025)
PRODUCT TYPE Hardcover (Hardcover)

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This book provides new approaches to the debate on individuality and non-individuality in quantum mechanics, with chapters written by leading experts in the field. A significant issue in the philosophy of quantum mechanics, the choice between individuality and non-individuality, and the well-known metaphysical underdetermination between these options in quantum theory, receive here new treatment, including metaphysical, logical, and methodological analyses. Scholars and students engaged in the philosophy of quantum mechanics and the metaphysics of science, as well as philosophers concerned with the impact of quantum mechanics on their disciplines will find this book to not only new proposals and arguments for the various sides of the debate, but also new venues for exploring the subject further.

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ISBN-13: 9783032014078
ISBN-10: 3032014077
Binding: Hardback or Cased Book (Sewn)
Content Language: English
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Page Count: 305
Carton Quantity: 0
Product Dimensions: 6.50 x 0.77 x 9.32 inches
Weight: 1.49 pound(s)
Country of Origin: NL
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Science | Philosophy & Social Aspects
Science | Metaphysics
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This book provides new approaches to the debate on individuality and non-individuality in quantum mechanics, with chapters written by leading experts in the field. A significant issue in the philosophy of quantum mechanics, the choice between individuality and non-individuality, and the well-known metaphysical underdetermination between these options in quantum theory, receive here new treatment, including metaphysical, logical, and methodological analyses. Scholars and students engaged in the philosophy of quantum mechanics and the metaphysics of science, as well as philosophers concerned with the impact of quantum mechanics on their disciplines will find this book to not only new proposals and arguments for the various sides of the debate, but also new venues for exploring the subject further.

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