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Fundamental Physics and Middle-Sized Dry Goods
Scientia et Fides (forthcoming)
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I consider whether the discovery of the quantum of action has any bearing on reductive physicalism. More particularly, I consider the arguments of the "new hylomorphists" to the effect that quantum physics sits most comfortably in their anti-reductionist framework.Author's Profile
Hans Halvorson
Princeton University
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