Publication: No Metaphysics within Physics?
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2014-06-06
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Miller, Elizabeth Louise. 2014. No Metaphysics within Physics?. Doctoral dissertation, Harvard University.
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This dissertation has three parts. In "Quantum Entanglement, Bohmian Mechanics, and Humean Supervenience," I defend David Lewis's metaphysical doctrine of Humean supervenience, and traditional metaphysical reductionism more generally, against an alleged holistic threat encapsulated in the non-separability argument from quantum entanglement. I argue that, contrary to popular belief, realism about quantum mechanics is compatible with Humean reductionism.
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Philosophy, Metaphysics, Philosophy of science, Holism, Humeanism, Humean supervenience, Metaphysical explanation, Quantum entanglement
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