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View SchemaTSQT `Elements of Possibility'?
| Authors | R. E. Kastner |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | quant-ph/9812024 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/9812024 |
| Journal | Stud.Hist.Philos.Mod.Phys. 30 (1999) 399-402 |
Abstract
I defend my arguments in quant-ph/9806002, which have recently been criticized by L. Vaidman (quant-ph/9811092). I emphasize that the correct usage of the ABL rule applies not to a genuine counterfactual statement but rather to a conjunction of material conditionals. I argue that the only kind of valid counterfactual statement one can make using the ABL rule is a ``might'' counterfactual, which is not adequate for the attribution of `elements of reality' to a quantum system.
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