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- Title
Ontology Schmontology? Identity, Individuation, and Fock Space.
- Authors
Gordon, Bruce L.
- Abstract
The aim of this paper is modest. It is argued that if the nature of the ‘equivalence’ between first-quantized particle theories and second-quantized (Fock Space) theories is examined closely, if the inadequacies of de Muynck's ‘indexed particle’ version of Fock Space are recognized, and if the question is not begged against modal metaphysics, then van Fraassen's attempted deflation of ontological issues in quantum theory can be seen to fail.
- Subjects
ONTOLOGY; METAPHYSICS; QUANTUM theory; UNIVERSALISM (Theology); SEMANTICS; VAN Fraassen, Bas C., 1941-; DE Muynck, Willem M.
- Publication
Philosophy of Science, 2003, Vol 70, Issue 5, p1343
- ISSN
0031-8248
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1086/377412