Remarks on quantum ontology

Authors
Citation
D. Krause, Remarks on quantum ontology, SYNTHESE, 125(1-2), 2000, pp. 155-167
Citations number
48
Categorie Soggetti
Philosiphy
Journal title
SYNTHESE
ISSN journal
00397857 → ACNP
Volume
125
Issue
1-2
Year of publication
2000
Pages
155 - 167
Database
ISI
SICI code
0039-7857(2000)125:1-2<155:ROQO>2.0.ZU;2-F
Abstract
Despite the discrepancies between quantum objects and `classical' ones, mai nly with regard to the fact that the latter may be thought of as `individua ls', contrary to the former, we still regard the quanta as `things' in our ordinary discourse as well as in the logico-mathematical basis of quantum t heories. This paper considers some possibilities for accomodating the logic o-mathematical framework of the theories which deal with such a strange ont ology where the inhabitants are things devoid of identity and both having a nd not having certain properties.