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49The Equivalence Myth of Quntum Mechanics (Addendum)Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part B: Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics 30 (4): 543-545. 1999.
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48Erratum: Can a Constructive Empiricist Adopt the Concept of Observability?Philosophy of Science 71 (4): 635-. 2004.
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45The quest for finding the right interpretation of Quantum Mechanics is as old as QM and still has not ended, and may never end. The question what an interpretation of QM is has hardly ever been raised explicitly, let alone answered. We raise it and answer it. Then the quest for the right interpretation can continue self-consciously, for we then know exactly what we are after. We present a list of minimal requirements that something has to meet in order to qualify as an interpretation of QM. We a…Read more
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42The characterisation of structure: Definition versus axiomatisationIn F. Stadler, D. Dieks, W. Gonzales, S. Hartmann, T. Uebel & M. Weber (eds.), The Present Situation in the Philosophy of Science, Springer. pp. 399--416. 2010.
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42The Influence of Quantum Physics on PhilosophyFoundations of Science 28 (1): 477-488. 2021.We ponder the question whether quantum physics has had any influence on philosophy, and if not, whether it ought to have had any. Answers to these questions are provided, and they turn out to depend on which branch of the tree of philosophy we sweep, sway and swing, and even which twig of the branch we touch when we sweep, sway and swing.
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33The locality scandal of quantum mechanicsIn Maria Luisa Dalla Chiara (ed.), Language, Quantum, Music, . pp. 241--248. 1999.
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28Patrick Suppes, Representation and invariance of scientific structures, CSLI publications, Stanford, California (distributed by Chicago University Press), ISBN 1-57586-333-2, 2002 (pp. ix+536, US $50.00) (review)Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part B: Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics 35 (4): 713-720. 2004.
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26Six Measurement Problems of Quantum MechanicsIn Jonas R. B. Arenhart & Raoni W. Arroyo (eds.), Non-Reflexive Logics, Non-Individuals, and the Philosophy of Quantum Mechanics: Essays in Honour of the Philosophy of Décio Krause, Springer Verlag. pp. 225-259. 2023.The notorious ‘measurement problem’ has been roving around quantum mechanics for nearly a century since its inception, and has given rise to a variety of ‘interpretations’ of quantum mechanics, which are meant to evade it. We argue that no less than six problems need to be distinguished, and that several of them classify as different types of problems. One of them is what traditionally is called ‘the measurement problem’. Another of them has nothing to do with measurements but is a profound meta…Read more
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26The Case Against Factorism: On the Labels of $$\otimes$$-Factor Hilbert-Spaces of Similar Particles in Quantum MechanicsJournal for General Philosophy of Science / Zeitschrift für Allgemeine Wissenschaftstheorie 53 (3): 291-306. 2022.We discuss the case against Factorism, which is the standard assumption in quantum mechanics that the labels of the $$\otimes$$ ⊗ -factor Hilbert-spaces in direct-product Hilbert-spaces of composite physical systems of similar particles refer to particles, either directly or descriptively. We distinguish different versions of Factorism and argue for their truth or falsehood. In particular, by introducing the concepts of snapshot Hilbert-space and Schrödinger-movie, we demonstrate that there are …Read more
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25Reflections on the revolution at StanfordSynthese 183 (1): 87--114. 2011.We inquire into the question whether the Aristotelean or classical \emph{ideal} of science has been realised by the Model Revolution, initiated at Stanford University during the 1950ies and spread all around the world of philosophy of science --- \emph{salute} P.\ Suppes. The guiding principle of the Model Revolution is: \emph{a scientific theory is a set of structures in the domain of discourse of axiomatic set-theory}, characterised by a set-theoretical predicate. We expound some critical refl…Read more
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24Het cognibolistische KeijzerrijkAlgemeen Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Wijsbegeerte 108 (2): 183-187. 2016.Amsterdam University Press is a leading publisher of academic books, journals and textbooks in the Humanities and Social Sciences. Our aim is to make current research available to scholars, students, innovators, and the general public. AUP stands for scholarly excellence, global presence, and engagement with the international academic community.
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21De denkbewegingen van Harry MulischAlgemeen Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Wijsbegeerte 98 33-56. 2006.
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20The Paradox of the Arche-fossilDialectica 999 (1). 2022.In his influential After Finitude. An Essay on the Necessity of Contingency (2008), Quentin Meillassoux argues that *Correlationism* (an umbrella-term encompassing most varieties of Idealism) gives rise to an irresolvable paradox, called "the Paradox of the Arche-fossil", which is essentially a clash between philosophical principles and scientific findings. This irresolvable paradox of Correlationism then paves the way for the "Speculative Turn" and the ensuing rise of burgeoning "speculative re…Read more
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19Sets, classes, and categories (review)Bulletin of Symbolic Logic 9 (1): 43-43. 2001.Critique of set-theory as a founding theory of category-theory. Proposal of a theory of sets and classes as an adequate founding theory of mathematics and by implication of category-theory. This theory is a slight extension of Ackermann's theory of 1956.
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17Dikaiologische VerkenningenAlgemeen Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Wijsbegeerte 107 (2): 185-191. 2015.Amsterdam University Press is a leading publisher of academic books, journals and textbooks in the Humanities and Social Sciences. Our aim is to make current research available to scholars, students, innovators, and the general public. AUP stands for scholarly excellence, global presence, and engagement with the international academic community.
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15The slaying of the iMongersStudies in History and Philosophy of Science Part B: Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics 48 (1): 52-55. 2014.
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11The Case Against Factorism: On the Labels of ⊗\documentclass[12pt]{minimal} \usepackage{amsmath} \usepackage{wasysym} \usepackage{amsfonts} \usepackage{amssymb} \usepackage{amsbsy} \usepackage{mathrsfs} \usepackage{upgreek} \setlength{\oddsidemargin}{-69pt} \begin{document}$$\otimes$$\end{document}-Factor Hilbert-Spaces of Similar Particles in Quantum Mechanics (review)Journal for General Philosophy of Science / Zeitschrift für Allgemeine Wissenschaftstheorie 53 (3): 291-306. 2020.We discuss the case against Factorism, which is the standard assumption in quantum mechanics that the labels of the ⊗\documentclass[12pt]{minimal} \usepackage{amsmath} \usepackage{wasysym} \usepackage{amsfonts} \usepackage{amssymb} \usepackage{amsbsy} \usepackage{mathrsfs} \usepackage{upgreek} \setlength{\oddsidemargin}{-69pt} \begin{document}$$\otimes$$\end{document}-factor Hilbert-spaces in direct-product Hilbert-spaces of composite physical systems of similar particles refer to particles, eit…Read more
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9The equivalence myth of quantum mechanics —Part IStudies in History and Philosophy of Science Part B: Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics 28 (1): 35-61. 1995.
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1Philosphy of physics: Lawrence Sklar,(Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1992), xi+ 246 pp. ISBN 0-19-875.138-9. Pbk.£ 11.95 (review)Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A 25 (3): 505-509. 1994.
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Een hoofdstedelijk dwaallichtAlgemeen Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Wijsbegeerte 108 (4): 515-519. 2016.Amsterdam University Press is a leading publisher of academic books, journals and textbooks in the Humanities and Social Sciences. Our aim is to make current research available to scholars, students, innovators, and the general public. AUP stands for scholarly excellence, global presence, and engagement with the international academic community.
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Book review (review)Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part B: Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics 35 (4): 713-720. 2004.