NATURE OF CONTINGENCY by Alastair Wilson ( 9780198846215 ) - Books & Audio Books at Pickabook.co.uk

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NATURE OF CONTINGENCY
QUANTUM PHYSICS AS MODAL REALISM

By:

Alastair Wilson

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0198846215

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Publisher:

OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS

Pub. date:

23 January, 2020

Pages:

240

Description:

This book defends a radical new theory of contingency as a physical phenomenon. Drawing on the many-worlds approach, it argues that quantum theories are best understood as telling us about the space of genuine possibilities, rather than as telling us solely about actuality.

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