The Influence of Quantum Physics on Philosophy

Foundations of Science 28 (1):477-488 (2021)
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We ponder the question whether quantum physics has had any influence on philosophy, and if not, whether it ought to have had any. Answers to these questions are provided, and they turn out to depend on which branch of the tree of philosophy we sweep, sway and swing, and even which twig of the branch we touch when we sweep, sway and swing.

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10.1007/s10699-020-09725-6

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F. A. Muller
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