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The physics and metaphysics of primitive stuff
Michael Esfeld, Dustin Lazarovici, Vincent Lam +1
The paper sets out a primitive ontology of the natural world in terms of primitive stuff, that is, stuff that has as such no physical properties at all, but that is not a bare subs…
The metaphysics of laws: dispositionalism vs. primitivism
Mauro Dorato, Michael Esfeld
The paper compares dispositionalism about laws of nature with primitivism. It argues that while the distinction between these two positions can be drawn in a clear-cut manner in cl…
Primitive ontology and quantum state in the GRW matter density theory
Matthias Egg, Michael Esfeld
The paper explains in what sense the GRW matter density theory (GRWm) is a primitive ontology theory of quantum mechanics and why, thus conceived, the standard objections against t…
How to account for quantum non-locality: ontic structural realism and the primitive ontology of quantum physics
Michael Esfeld
The paper has two aims: (1) it sets out to show that it is well motivated to seek for an account of quantum non-locality in the framework of ontic structural realism (OSR), which i…
The ontology of Bohmian mechanics
Michael Esfeld, Dustin Lazarovici, Mario Hubert +1
The paper points out that the modern formulation of Bohm's quantum theory known as Bohmian mechanics is committed only to particles' positions and a law of motion. We explain how t…
The primitive ontology of quantum physics: guidelines for an assessment of the proposals
Michael Esfeld
The paper seeks to make progress from stating primitive ontology theories of quantum physics, notably Bohmian mechanics, the GRW matter density theory and the GRW flash theory, to…