Non-Reflexive Logics, Non-Individuals, and the Philosophy of Quantum Mechanics

This bookdiscusses the philosophical work of Décio Krause. Non-individuality, as a new metaphysical category, was thought to be stronglysupported by quantum mechanics. No one did more to promote this idea than theBrazilian philosopher Décio Krause, whose works on the metaphysics and logic ofnon-individuality are now widely regarded as part of the consolidated literature onthe subject. This volume brings together chapters elaborating on the ideas putforward and defended by Krause, developing them in many different directions,commenting on aspects not completely developed so far, and, more importantly,critically addressing their current formulations and defenses by Krause himself.Given that Krause's ideas do connect directly and indirectly with a wide array ofsubjects, such as the philosophy of quantum mechanics, more broadlyunderstood, the philosophy of logic and logical philosophy, non-classical logics,metaphysics,and ontology, this volume contains important material for the research on logic and foundations of science, broadlyunderstood. All the invited contributors have already worked with the ideasdeveloped by Décio (some of them still work with them), being also distinctauthors and extremely relevant in their areas of expertise. The volume is aimed at philosophers, including those of physics and quantum mechanics.