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CB3 9DA , UK 1 Faculty of Philosophy, University of Oxford , Woodstock Road, Oxford OX2 6GG , UK In a recent article, Halvorson and Manchak (Br J Philos Sci, Forthcoming) claim that there is no basis ... .: Leibnizian space-times and Leibnizian algebras . In: Historical and Philosophical Dimensions of Logic. Methodology and Philosophy of Science , pp. 93 - 112 . Springer, Berlin ( 1977 ) 6. Earman , J.: A Primer
The true nature of space and time has been a topic of natural philosophy, passed down since the presocratic era. In modern times reflection has particularly been inspired by the physical theories of ... era this reflection has been part of natural philosophy, which aims to describe nature by the language of mathematics. Over time two main traditions have emerged. On the one side there is the position
famous measurement problem, can be enlightened using a new philosophy called Convivial Solipsism. The basic thesis is: Every description of the world must be relative to some observer. But different ... observers can communicate. Mathematically the philosophy rests upon Everett’s relative state formulation of pure wave mechanics [ 22, 23 ]; see also [24] for philosophical issues. The distinction between
relativity’ would be justified on empirical grounds. We then consider the philosophical upshots of ‘sonic relativity’ for four contemporary areas of investigation in the philosophy of spacetime: (i) global ... Sect. 5 we explore some upshots of our work vis-à-vis four ongoing areas of investigation in the philosophy of spacetime and symmetries: (i) global versus subsystem symmetries, (ii) dynamical versus
Since the emergence of computing as a mode of investigation in the sciences, computational approaches have revolutionised many fields of inquiry. Recently in philosophy, the question has begun ... becomes reality. The question of whether our reality could in fact be a high fidelity computer simulation is fast becoming a subject of interest in philosophy, and more recently in physics and computer
meaning of “approximation of reality” is an important point in of discussion the philosophy of physics [ 1–3 ]. Our starting point is the one due to Butterfield [ 4 ], clarified below. However ... by Palacios [ 5 ] for an overview of the topics of emergence and reduction in the philosophy of physics. mathematical approach common in algebraic quantum theory. In Sect. 2 the algebraic formalism
Statistics, University of Canterbury , Private Bag 4800, Christchurch 8140 , New Zealand 1 Department of Philosophy, University of Canterbury , Private Bag 4800, Christchurch 8140 , New Zealand It is often ... Physics Meets Philosophy Group at the Institute for Quantum Optics and Quantum Information, Vienna, Austrian Academy of Sciences; the University of Salzburg Complexity and Causation Workshop 2022; the
-flowing feature. Or as Weyl (who actually studied philosophy under Husserl in his young ages) probably more clearly puts it [29, p. 92]: What I am conscious of is for me both a being-now and, in its essence ... . Class. Quant. Grav . 4 , 53 - 60 ( 1987 ) 19. Schilpp , P.A. (ed.): The Philosophy of Rudolf Carnap . Cambridge Univ. Press, Cambridge ( 1963 ) 20. Schlesinger , K.-G.: Entropy, heat and Gödel
GR in the Hamiltonian formulation just where it should be. But what if spinors are present? This paper is motivated by the tendency in space-time philosophy tends to slight fermionic/spinorial matter ... and philosophy literatures [16]. I summarize a few parts of that discussion here. It would be interesting to combine the approach to conditional probabilities taken by Gambini et al. [ 60 ] with the
insights arising out of it . Found. Phys . 12 , 1001 - 1016 ( 1982 ) 13. Jammer , M.: The philosophy of quantum mechanics. The interpretations of quantum mechanics in historical perspective . Wiley, New York ... of quantum physics . Basic Books , New York ( 2018 ) 28. Born , M. : Natural philosophy of cause and chance . Clarendon Press, New York ( 1949 ) 29. Born , M. : Zur quantenmechanik der sto vorgänge . Z
hierarchically organised biological systems . In: Ayala, F.J. , Dobhzansky , T. (eds.) Studies in the Philosophy Of Biology: Reduction And Related Problems , pp. 179 - 186 . University of California Press
The debate on the conventionality of simultaneity and the debate on the dimensionality of the world have been central in the philosophy of special relativity. The link between both debates however ... been central in the philosophy of special relativity (SR): 1. the debate on the conventionality of simultaneity; 2. the debate on the dimensionality of the world. The former debate was
On the basis of what I call physico-formalist philosophy of mathematics, I will develop an amended account of the Kantian–Reichenbachian conception of constitutive a priori. It will be shown that the ... philosophy of logic and mathematics. Therefore, two possibilities are left: a Millian-style physical realist approach, and formalism. We can disregard from the Millian realism, in which mathematics itself
.: Fundamentality. In: Zalta, E.N. (ed.) The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy . Stanford University Press, Stanford ( 2018 ) 26. Bradley , C. : The non-equivalence of Einstein and Lorentz . Br. J. Philos. Sci . 72 ... , R . (ed.) The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Physics . Oxford University Press, Oxford ( 2013 ) 36. Read , J.: Geometrical constructivism and modal relationalism: further aspects of the dynamical
macroscopic situations. I will here discuss aspects of such model considerations in relation to decisions, and give some philosophy around decisions in general. As said in the introduction; we go through life ... , but it cannot give everything about common decisions. At last, some words about political decisions, which is a large, important, but difficult field. Ideally such decisions should be preceded by as
-which can be remembered, at least partially-and the future-which is impossible to fully predict. Indeterminism; Open past; Probabilistic causality; Propensities; Philosophy of time 1 Introduction One ... of the fundamental questions in the philosophy of physics aims to establish whether the evolution of every physical system is governed by determinism—i.e. if any two states of a system at different
formulation of quantum measurements and central to his philosophy of unsharp reality. ... philosophy of unsharp reality. KeywordsQuantum observables Positive operator measures Effects Complementarity Joint measurability Position–momentum pair Position–energy pair Momentum–energy pair Time–energy
An important part of the influential Humean doctrine in philosophy is the supervenience principle (sometimes referred to as the principle of separability). This principle asserts that the complete ... . Journal of Statistical Physics 67 : 843 - 907 ( 1992 ). arxiv:0308039. Reprinted in Dürr et al. [ 13 ], chapter 2 13. Dürr , D. , Goldstein , S. , Zanghì , N.: Quantum Physics Without Quantum Philosophy
solidarity against these diseases. Although global epidemics cause an increase in mortality, they disrupt the social and political structure, negatively affect the economy, cause negative psychological effects
