Book contents
- The Transactional Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics
- The Transactional Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The Map versus the Territory
- 3 The Original TI
- 4 The New TI
- 5 The Relativistic Transactional Interpretation
- 6 Challenges, Replies, and Applications
- 7 The Metaphysics of Possibility in RTI
- 8 RTI and Spacetime
- 9 Epilogue
- References
- Index
7 - The Metaphysics of Possibility in RTI
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 22 April 2022
- The Transactional Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics
- The Transactional Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The Map versus the Territory
- 3 The Original TI
- 4 The New TI
- 5 The Relativistic Transactional Interpretation
- 6 Challenges, Replies, and Applications
- 7 The Metaphysics of Possibility in RTI
- 8 RTI and Spacetime
- 9 Epilogue
- References
- Index
Summary
In this chapter, the metaphysics of quantum possibilities, as a form of res potentia, is discussed. The transactional picture, together with quantum possibility, can be understood in terms of Kant’s contrast between phenomena and noumena, with quantum possibility constituting an element of the noumenal realm. This formulation sheds light on the connection between the two realms. It also provides a “middle way” between realism and antirealism and resolves puzzles surrounding the notion of causation. Concerns about structural realism are also addressed.
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- The Transactional Interpretation of Quantum MechanicsA Relativistic Treatment, pp. 167 - 188Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022