Overview
Collects evidence for the multiverse interpretation of quantum mechanics
Shows that the fabric of decisions is different from what is currently assumed
Derives consequences for philosophy, decision sciences, psychology and economics
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Table of contents (13 chapters)
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Front Matter
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SETTING THE STAGE FOR THE CLUSTERED-MINDS MULTIVERSE
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ANSWERS SUGGESTED BY THE CLUSTERED-MINDS MULTIVERSE FOR SELECTED QUESTIONS IN PHILOSOPHY
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QUANTUM DECISION MAKING IN THE MULTIVERSE AS VECTORIAL CHOICE: TOWARDS A TRANSFORMATION OF THE DECISION SCIENCES
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CONSEQUENCES FOR SELECTED PSYCHOLOGICAL PHENOMENA AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES
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CONCLUSIONS AND GENERAL PERSPECTIVES
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About this book
It is hard to interpret quantum mechanics. The most surprising, but also most parsimonious, interpretation is the many-worlds, or quantum-multiverse interpretation, implying a permanent coexistence of parallel realities. Could this perhaps be the appropriate interpretation of quantum mechanics? This book collects evidence for this interpretation, both from physics and from other fields, and proposes a subjectivist version of it, the clustered-minds multiverse. The author explores its implications through the lens of decision making and derives consequences for free will and consciousness. For example, free will can be implemented in the form of vectorial choices, as introduced in the book. He furthermore derives consequences for research in the social sciences, especially in psychology and economics.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Christian D. Schade holds the chair of Entrepreneurial and Behavioral Decision Making at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Furthermore, he is a Research Fellow at Wharton’s Risk Management and Decision Processes Center (University of Pennsylvania). His research contributes to a better understanding of decision making in general and of entrepreneurial as well as innovative decision making. He is currently working on novel foundations and perspectives for the decision sciences. His research is mainly based on laboratory experiments, economic psychology and mathematical psychology, as well as quantum mechanics.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Free Will and Consciousness in the Multiverse
Book Subtitle: Physics, Philosophy, and Quantum Decision Making
Authors: Christian D. Schade
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-03583-9
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Religion and Philosophy, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-03582-2Published: 11 February 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-03583-9Published: 29 January 2019
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 246
Topics: Philosophy of Mind, Quantum Physics, Operations Research/Decision Theory, History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics