Quantum mechanics, emergence, and decisions

Mind and Society 19 (2):299-305 (2020)
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I summarise some aspects of the relation between quantum mechanics and the macroscopic world in the context of the multiverse or Everett theory. I do so with particular reference to the results of the theory of decoherence, the notions of reduction and emergence, and agents' decisions.

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10.1007/s11299-020-00242-4

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