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How Determinism Can Fail in Classical Physics and How Quantum Physics Can (Sometimes) Provide a Cure

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2022

John Earman
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Abstract

Various fault modes of determinism in classical physics are outlined. It is shown how quantum mechanics can cure some forms of classical indeterminism.

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The Vagaries of Determinism and Indeterminism
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Philosophy of Science , Volume 75 , Issue 5: Proceedings of the 2006 Biennial Meeting of the Philosophy of Science Association. Part II: Symposia Papers. Edited by Cristina Bicchieri and Jason Alexander , December 2008 , pp. 817 - 829
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Copyright © The Philosophy of Science Association

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