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67 - David Albert & Tim Maudlin: The Philosophical Foundations of Quantum Theory

67 - David Albert & Tim Maudlin: The Philosophical Foundations of Quantum Theory

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David Albert is the Frederick E. Woodbridge Professor of
Philosophy at Columbia University, where he directs the
Philosophical Foundations of Physics program. Tim Maudlin is
Professor of Philosophy at NYU. Both David and Tim are renowned
as leading philosophers of physics, though their work extends
beyond that to the philosophy of science and metaphysics. David
is a prior guest (episodes 23 and 30) of Robinson’s Podcast, as
is Tim (episode 46). David, Tim, and Robinson discuss the
foundations of quantum theory, beginning with its historical
motivation, tracking through some important
concepts—superposition and the measurement problem—and then
exploring some of its philosophical aspects (such as determinism,
realism, the potential for backward causation, and more).

Robinson’s Website: http://robinsonerhardt.com

OUTLINE:

00:00 In This Episode…

00:17 Introduction

2:51 What Motivated the Development of Quantum Theory?

7:05 Superposition and the Measurement Problem

31:42 John Bell’s Theory of Local Beables

44:30 Formalism and Interpretation in Quantum Theory

51:52 The Einstein-Podoksky-Rosen Argument

58:26 On “Interpretations” of Quantum Theory

1:11:17 The Ghirardi-Rimini-Weber Theory of Spontaneous Collapse

1:16:19 The Many Worlds Theory

1:30:46 Determinism

1:46:29 Quantum Mechanics and Quantum Field Theory

1:48:28 Realism

1:52:15 Monism and Entanglement

1:58:19 Backward Causation

2:04:32 An Experiment to Further Foundations

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