Non-Locality: Action vs. Influence at a Distance It is true that, as Bell’s theorem demonstrated, quantum theory is deeply committed to superluminal influence or coordination. But we have to distinguish between violations of Parameter Independence and violations of Outcome Independence (to use Abner Shimony’s distinction, Shimony 1984). Mere violations of Outcome Independence require only aContinue reading “From Quantum Entanglement to a Cosmic Substance?”
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Defining Integralism
I take integralism to be essentially a political philosophy that advocates the integration of the political with the spiritual or transcendent dimension of human life. Although this has been a term used exclusively within Catholic political thought, I would argue that we can and should define it in such a way that Catholic integralism isContinue reading “Defining Integralism”
The Fundamentality of Composite Things
We can use grounding to define fundamental entities: F1. A thing x is fundamental iff the existence and intrinsic properties of x are not wholly grounded by the existence and intrinsic properties of any other thing or things. Some have suggested that we add the qualification: not wholly grounded by the existence and intrinsic propertiesContinue reading “The Fundamentality of Composite Things”
The New Web Site for My Blog
I’ve moved my philosophical blog from my BlueHost web page, robkoons.net/the-rigorous-thomist.html to a WordPress hosted site, analyticthomist.com. You can still find links to my papers and audio and video files on my robkoons.net site, and you can find old blog posts (from June 2021-August 2022) there, but my weekly blog posts will now appear here.Continue reading “The New Web Site for My Blog”
