Primitive beables are not local ontology: on the relation between primitive ontology and local beables

• VALIA ALLORI ^[1]
  1. [1] Northern Illinois University

     Northern Illinois University

     Township of DeKalb, Estados Unidos

     
• Localización: Crítica: revista hispanoamericana de filosofía, ISSN 0011-1503, Vol. 53, Nº. 159, 2021, págs. 15-43
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.22201/iifs.18704905e.2021.1292
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  • español

    Cuando se habla de ontología cuántica, el debate se ha centrado recientemente en comparar y contrastar el realismo de la función de onda y sus rivales. Entre ellos se encuentra el enfoque de la ontología primitiva, que a menudo se funde con el programa de beables locales. En este artículo deseo aclarar lo que considero la distinción entre la noción de ontología primitiva y la de beable local. Sostengo que la ontología primitiva es el beable local que permite una explicación dinámica y constructiva que preserva las simetrías.

  • English

    When discussing quantum ontology, the debate has recently focusedon comparing and contrasting wavefunction realism and its rivals. Among them onefinds the primitive ontology approach, which is often conflated with the local beablesprogram. In this paper I wish to clarify what I take to be the distinction between thenotion of primitive ontology and the one of local beable. I argue that the primitiveontology is the local beable which allows for a dynamical, constructive explanationwhich preserves symmetries.

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