Indeterminacy in the World by Alessandro Torza

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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