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PHILOSOPHICAL STUDIES
Volume 175, Issue 12, Pages 3217-3236Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s11098-017-1002-6
Keywords
Monism; Entanglement; Emergence; Quantum interpretations
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- Swiss National Science Foundations [BSCGIo_157792, 100012_165738]
- Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF) [100012_165738] Funding Source: Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF)
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Monism is roughly the view that there is only one fundamental entity. One of the most powerful argument in its favor comes from quantum mechanics. Extant discussions of quantum monism are framed independently of any interpretation of the quantum theory. In contrast, this paper argues that matters of interpretation play a crucial role when assessing the viability of monism in the quantum realm. I consider four different interpretations: modal interpretations, Bohmian mechanics, many worlds interpretations, and wavefunction realism. In particular, I extensively argue for the following claim: several interpretations of QM do not support monism at a more serious scrutiny, or do so only with further problematic assumptions, or even support different versions of it.
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