The EPR-Bohm paradox and Kent’s one-world solution.
| dc.contributor.advisor | Pruss, Alexander R. | |
| dc.creator | Verrill, Robert William, 1973- | |
| dc.creator.orcid | 0000-0003-2875-6670 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-07-30T12:45:09Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-07-30T12:45:09Z | |
| dc.date.created | 2023-12 | |
| dc.date.issued | 2023-12 | |
| dc.date.submitted | December 2023 | |
| dc.date.updated | 2024-07-30T12:45:11Z | |
| dc.description.abstract | In this dissertation, I will consider in detail the EPR-Bohm paradox and the mysterious correlations that it exhibits, and I will explain why the EPR-Bohm paradox can lead one to think that our best physics suggests a many-worlds picture of reality. I will thus consider the many-worlds interpretation in some detail and explain why it is so attractive. But ultimately, my goal is not to endorse the many-worlds interpretation of quantum physics, but rather it is to argue that the reasons for endorsing the many- worlds interpretation are not compelling. My argument relies on a recent interpretation of quantum physics by the physicist Adrian Kent. Kent's interpretation shares several features with the many-worlds interpretation that make it seem attractive, yet in Kent's interpretation, there is only one world. | |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
| dc.identifier.uri | ||
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/2104/12896 | |
| dc.language.iso | English | |
| dc.rights.accessrights | Worldwide access | |
| dc.title | The EPR-Bohm paradox and Kent’s one-world solution. | |
| dc.type | Thesis | |
| dc.type.material | text | |
| thesis.degree.department | Baylor University. Dept. of Philosophy. | |
| thesis.degree.grantor | Baylor University | |
| thesis.degree.name | Ph.D. | |
| thesis.degree.program | Philosophy | |
| thesis.degree.school | Baylor University |
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