Free Will and Consciousness in the Multiverse
Physics, Philosophy, and Quantum Decision Making
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Beschreibung
It is hard to interpret quantum mechanics. The most surprising, but also most parsimonious, interpretation is the many-worlds, or quantum-multiverse interpretation, implying a permanent coexistence of parallel realities. Could this perhaps be the appropriate interpretation of quantum mechanics? This book collects evidence for this interpretation, both from physics and from other fields, and proposes a subjectivist version of it, the clustered-minds multiverse. The author explores its implications through the lens of decision making and derives consequences for free will and consciousness. For example, free will can be implemented in the form of vectorial choices, as introduced in the book. He furthermore derives consequences for research in the social sciences, especially in psychology and economics.
It is hard to interpret quantum mechanics. The most surprising, but also most parsimonious, interpretation is the many-worlds, or quantum-multiverse interpretation, implying a permanent coexistence of parallel realities. Could this perhaps be the appropriate interpretation of quantum mechanics? This book collects evidence for this interpretation, both from physics and from other fields, and proposes a subjectivist version of it, the clustered-minds multiverse. The author explores its implications through the lens of decision making and derives consequences for free will and consciousness. For example, free will can be implemented in the form of vectorial choices, as introduced in the book. He furthermore derives consequences for research in the social sciences, especially in psychology and economics.
Collects evidence for the multiverse interpretation of quantum mechanics Shows that the fabric of decisions is different from what is currently assumed Derives consequences for philosophy, decision sciences, psychology and economics
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Christian D. Schade
Themen in »Free Will and Consciousness in the Multiverse«
Multiverse interpretation Free will and physics Many-worlds interpretation Measurement problem Quantum decision making Decision sciences Philosophy of mind Philosophy of physics Philosophy of science Everett interpretation Dualistic idealism