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Dennis Dieks

Disciplines:
philosophy of time
quantum mechanics
philosophy of science/philosophy of physics

Summary

Dutch philosopher of physics who developed the modal interpretation of quantum mechanics and has worked on time, becoming, and the foundations of statistical mechanics.

Core Contribution

Modal interpretation of QM: physical systems always have definite properties (the value state), even before measurement; the dynamical state determines which values are possible. The becoming in the world: argues that physics can accommodate a concept of objective temporal passage.

Notable Works & Achievements

The Modal Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics

The Ontology of Spacetime

Historical Influences

Bas van Fraassen

Intellectual Lineage

Analytic Philosophy of Physics

Contemporaries & Peers

Bas van Fraassen Guido Bacciagaluppi

Minds Influenced

Quantum Foundations Research

Intellectual Posterity

Modal Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics

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