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Cosmic hylomorphism : a powerist ontology of quantum mechanics

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dc.contributor.authorSimpson, William
dc.date.accessioned2021-04-22T15:30:07Z
dc.date.available2021-04-22T15:30:07Z
dc.date.issued2021-01-15
dc.identifier.citationSimpson , W 2021 , ' Cosmic hylomorphism : a powerist ontology of quantum mechanics ' , European Journal for Philosophy of Science , vol. 11 , 28 . https://doi.org/10.1007/s13194-020-00342-5en
dc.identifier.issn1879-4920
dc.identifier.otherPURE: 272864247
dc.identifier.otherPURE UUID: 1173f48b-bff3-4cdf-9d22-2e7db6b645c0
dc.identifier.otherScopus: 85099418624
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10023/23081
dc.descriptionFunding: Templeton, God and the Book of Nature, Grant Id: 61507.en
dc.description.abstractThe primitive ontology approach to quantum mechanics seeks to account for quantum phenomena in terms of a distribution of matter in three-dimensional space (or four-dimensional spacetime) and a law of nature that describes its temporal development. This approach to explaining quantum phenomena is compatible with either a Humean or powerist account of laws. In this paper, I offer a powerist ontology in which the law is specified by Bohmian mechanics for a global configuration of particles. Unlike in other powerist ontologies, however, this law is not grounded in a structural power that is instantiated by the global configuration. Instead, I combine the primitive ontology approach with Aristotle’s doctrine of hylomorphism to create a new metaphysical model, in which the cosmos is a hylomorphic substance with an intrinsic power to choreograph the trajectories of the particles.
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dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofEuropean Journal for Philosophy of Scienceen
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dc.subjectPrimitive ontologyen
dc.subjectQuantum mechanicsen
dc.subjectPowersen
dc.subjectHylomorphismen
dc.subjectBD Speculative Philosophyen
dc.subjectT-NDASen
dc.subjectNISen
dc.subjectMCCen
dc.subject.lccBDen
dc.titleCosmic hylomorphism : a powerist ontology of quantum mechanicsen
dc.typeJournal articleen
dc.description.versionPublisher PDFen
dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of St Andrews. School of Divinityen
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s13194-020-00342-5
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden


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