No Metaphysics within Physics?
Contributors: Hall, Ned; Richard, Mark; Skow, Bradford
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Description: 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.
Notes: Keywords: Holism, Humeanism, Humean supervenience, Metaphysical explanation, Quantum entanglement.

Thesis Ph.D. Harvard University 2014