Indeterminacy in the World by Alessandro Torza

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This Element provides a brief overview of the question of indeterminacy and discusses the thesis that the world is comprised of indeterminate objects. It also analyses a case study of indeterminacy in quantum physics.

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Indeterminacy in the World by Alessandro Torza

The way we represent the world in thought and language is shot through with indeterminacy: we speak of red apples and yellow apples without thereby committing to any sharp cutoff between the application of the predicate 'red' and of the predicate 'yellow'. But can reality itself be indeterminate? In other words, can indeterminacy originate in the mind-independent world, and not only in our representations? If so, can the phenomenon also arise at the microscopic scale of fundamental physics? Section 1 of this Element provides a brief overview of the question of indeterminacy. Section 2 discusses the thesis that the world is comprised of indeterminate objects, whereas Section 3 focuses on the thesis that there are indeterminate states of affairs. Finally, Section 4 is devoted to the case study of indeterminacy in quantum physics.
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ISBN 13 9781009056014
ISBN 10 1009056018
Title Indeterminacy in the World
Author Alessandro Torza
Series Elements In Metaphysics
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Year published 2023-06-01
Number of pages 75
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