Quantum fictivism

IF 1.5 1区哲学 Q1 HISTORY & PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE

European Journal for Philosophy of Science Pub Date : 2024-08-09 DOI:10.1007/s13194-024-00598-1

Vera Matarese

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Abstract

Quantum mechanics is arguably our most successful physical theory, yet the nature of the quantum state still constitutes an ongoing controversy. This paper proposes, articulates, and defends a metaphysical interpretation of the quantum state that is fictionalist in spirit since it regards quantum states as representing a fictional ontology. Such an ontology is therefore not physical, and yet it provides a reference for the language used in quantum mechanics and has explanatory power. In this sense, this view, akin to Allori’s recent account of wavefunctionalism, combines elements of the representationalist and anti-representationalist camps and aims to be the best of both worlds.

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量子虚构主义

量子力学可以说是我们最成功的物理理论，然而量子态的本质却一直存在争议。本文提出、阐明并捍卫一种对量子态的形而上学解释，这种解释在精神上是虚构的，因为它认为量子态代表了一种虚构的本体论。因此，这种本体论不是物理的，但它为量子力学中使用的语言提供了参考，并具有解释力。从这个意义上说，这种观点与阿洛里（Allori）最近关于波函数论的论述类似，结合了表象主义阵营和反表象主义阵营的要素，旨在成为两个世界中最好的。

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European Journal for Philosophy of Science HISTORY & PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE-

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2.60

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13.30%

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