What are the metaphysical implications of quantum physics? One way of approaching this
question is to consider the impact of the theory on our understanding of objects as …

The topics of identity, individuality and indiscernibility had already entered the domain of the
philosophy of physics, mainly in what respects the philosophy of quantum theories. In this …

Abstract The Received View on quantum non-individuality (RV) is, roughly speaking, the
view according to which quantum objects are not individuals. It seems clear that the RV finds …

According to classical physics particles are basic building blocks of the world. These
classical particles are distinguishable objects, individuated by unique combinations of …

Abstract The Received View of particles in quantum mechanics is that they are
indistinguishable entities within their kinds and that, as a consequence, they are not …

This work examines a number of arguments to the effect that quantification requires identity
of the objects that are quantified over; the arguments concern the domain of quantification …

Dennis Dieks addressed some criticisms of the so-called Received View (RV) of non-
individual quantum objects in a series of papers. His main con-cern is that the RV doesn't fit …

The view that quantum particles cannot be regarded as individuals was articulated in the
early days of the'quantum revolution'and became so well-entrenched that French and …

According to the Received View identical quantum particles are a previously unknown kind
of objects that do not possess individuality. In this Chapter we discuss this view, criticize it …

Here, we deal with the question of under which circumstances can scientists achieve a
legitimate understanding of defective theories qua defective. We claim that scientists …