Quantum Mind and Social Science: Unifying Physical and Social Ontology

363 Pages·2015·7.77 MB·English

by  Alexander Wendt

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Contents
Acknowledgments pagxe
Prefatcoaeq uanstocuimlsa cience
Whyare weh ere?
Introduction
The causcallo suorfp eh syics
Classiscocailas lc ience II
Thean omaloyf c onsciousness 14
The mind-bopdryo blem 14
Intentioannadcl ointsyc iousness 18
Thet hreoafvt i ta1ism 21
1be anomaolfys ociaslt ructure 22
Where ist hset ate? 23
Theth real ofre ificant io 25
Asi fe xplanaatniduo nns cienfitcitfiico ns 26
My central qanude santsiwoenir,n b rief 28
Re-invetnhtweih nege l? 34
Situatyionuorgb server 36
Part I Quanttuhme oaryn id tsi nterpretation 39
Introduction 39
2 Threee xperiments 43
TheT wo-SElxipetri ment 43
Measuremeinsct r eacive 46
Collaopfst eh wea vfeu nction 46
Complementarity 48
The BelElx periments 50
The Delayed-CEhxopeiricmeen l 54
Sicxh allenges 58
Thec halletnomg aet erialism 59
TheThe1be ccchhhaaalllllleeetttnnnooomeadggg cteeeehto aemnnniiisnsmim s m 666023
1be challetnoag bes olsuptaecan ed time 65
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Thec halletnotg hese u bject-odbijsectti nction
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4 Fivien te!J>retations 70
The probleanmd am eta-in1erpframreet�irvke 71
Instrumen1altheis Cmo:pe nhagIennt erpretauon 73
RReeTheTheaa llGManiiIyRIss mWI:imm a:IW d t noeetrarielilardIniilpsn1snire tet1sterp etarrerp tptreirea1ot1anait toiinoosnn s 87776671
The SubjectiviIsntt erpretation 81
The BohmI nterprelation 85
Quantumc onsciesosusnan dl ife 91
Part n
Introduction 91
Quantburmati hne ory 95
Youqru antubmr ain 96
The FrOhltradiitciho n 98
The Umezawab"a dition IOI
Assessitnhegc urrendte bate 102
6 Panpsyancdhn iesumtm roanli sm 109
Panpsychism Ill
Background 121
Defini'npgs ycakahe. 's ubjectivity 141
Projectisnugb jectivitthroyu ght htreee ofl ife 161
..A.n dthen althel wayd own 191
The combinaptrioobnl anedm q uan1ucmo herence 123
Neutral moniansdm the origionfti me 124
7 Aq uanvtiutma lism 131
The materialist-vitalicsotn troversy 132
Lifienq uanlumpe rspective 137
Cognition 139
Will 139
Experience 141
Why caliltv italism? 143
Part m Aquan tum modelo rman 194
Introduction 149
Quantum caonrgdan tiitcoihnooanil c e 154
Quanrum decisiolheoryn 157
Order effec15 inq uan1umpe rspective 157
Parado,.. ofprobabi lity judgment 159
QuanRaliruoQuanmnalti izilngameygun boplheoryurenferenced ?:!he JO nem>alxst fro ntier 111664619
9 Agencyq uanandt wumi ll 147
Reasons ,l eleoloandgy ,ad vanced action 175
Contents
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Freew ilaln dq uantutmh eory 182
The philosoplhiitcearalt ure 183
TheL ibete xperiments 185
10 Nonc-alelox periientn icmee 189
Theq ualitdaetbiavotene c hangitnhgpe as t 191
TheE pistemolvoigeiwc al 192
TheO ntologviiceawl 193
The physiocfcs h angintghp eas t 198
PartIV Language, oltihgmehirtn ,d sa nd 207
Introduction 207
IIQ uantsuemm anatnimdce sa nhionlgi sm 210
Compositvieornsc uosn teixnmt e aning 212
Quantumc ontextualism 215
12 Dirpeecrtc eapntodit ohmnei rn ds 222
Thep robloefpem rc eption 223
The dual noaftl uireg ht 226
Holograpprhoijce catnidvo ins upearcle ption 228
Semantic non-anldoc ianltietrsyu bjectivity 230
Thet heooryf m indde b ale 230
Semantinco n-localiatnydo thmeri nds 233
Threeo bjectcioonnssi dered 237
PartV Thaeg ent-strupcrtoubrelr eemd ux 243
Introduction 243
13 Ane mergheonltib,su flttai otcn tology 247
Supervenimeenectsee xtemalism 250
Agentsstru,c tureasn,dq uanteumme rgence 255
Downwacradu satiinso ocni aslt ructures 260
14T owaradq uanvtiutmas lociisotl ogy 267
The holograpshtiact e 268
The staast ean o rganism 273
The staantde c ollectivceo nsciousness 275
The politoifvc ist alist sociology 281
Conclusion 283
Nightth ougohnte sp istemology 284
Tooe legannottt o be true? 288
Bibliography 294
Index 345