Journal article
Emergence, causation and storytelling: condensed matter physics and the limitations of the human mind
- Abstract:
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The physics of matter in the condensed state is concerned with problems in which the number of constituent particles is vastly greater than can be easily comprehended. The inherent physical limitations of the human mind are fundamental and restrict the way in which we can interact with and learn about the universe. This presents challenges for developing scientific explanations that are met by emergent narratives, concepts and arguments that have a non-trivial ...
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- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- Publisher:
- Department of Philosophy and Moral Science at Ghent University Publisher's website
- Journal:
- Philosophica Journal website
- Volume:
- 92
- Pages:
- 139-164
- Publication date:
- 2018-02-06
- Acceptance date:
- 2016-11-10
- ISSN:
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0379-8402
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- Pubs id:
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pubs:659912
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- Local pid:
- pubs:659912
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659912
- Deposit date:
- 2016-11-17
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- Copyright holder:
- Blundell, S
- Copyright date:
- 2018
- Notes:
- This is the accepted manuscript version of the article. The final version is available online from Department of Philosophy and Moral Science at Ghent University at: http://www.philosophica.ugent.be/
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