Conferencias de la Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, IX Encuentro AFHIC / XXV Jornadas Epistemología e Historia de las Ciencias

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A critique of Ontological Pluralism. The case of Quantum Mechanics
Juan Manuel Vila Pérez

Última modificación: 12-08-2014

Resumen


 

The main target of this intervention is to provide an argument against a widespread tendency in contemporary philosophical approaches to Quantum Mechanics usually referred to as Ontological Pluralism. I will first argue that most pluralist approaches share two common assumptions which I will call the “Comprehension Thesis” (CT) and the “Principle of Referential Persistence” (PRP). I will then try to show that the pluralist applies CT in a restricted manner, and that this restriction is unwarranted. Since both the abandonment of CT and its full application would demand a rejection of pluralism altogether, I will propose the abandonment of PRP.

 


Palabras clave


Quantum; Rationality; Pluralism