Causality. Does quantum mechanics support a particular account of causation? (1500 Word Limit)
Readings. You should draw on either Norton (2003) or Salmon (1980) as a concrete account of causation. For example, you could argue that quantum mechanics does/does not support Norton’s view of causation as folk science, or that QM does/does not support a probabilistic view of causation.
Norton (2003):
https://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/p/pod/dod-idx/causation-as-folk-science.pdf?c=phimp;idno=3521354.0003.004;format=pdf
Salmon (1980):
https://personal.lse.ac.uk/gyenisb/physcity/pdf/Salmon1980.pdf
Background. A central topic of your discussion should be the notion of a superposition and the probabilistic predictions of quantum mechanics, so be sure to give at least a brief overview of how this works (although you will not have space to recapitulate the entire theory).
Extra Readings:
http://personal.lse.ac.uk/robert49/ebooks/PhilSciAdventures/lecture13.html
