Marcus Egg
Biographic Data
| ID | 1453535 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Marcus Egg |
| GIVEN NAMES | Marcus |
| FAMILY NAME | Egg |
| SIGNATURE | EGG M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Bern |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9422-2610 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 15 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Realism about Newtonian Gravity
Running Mice and Successful Theories: The Limitations of a Classical Analogy
Bas van Fraassen’s Darwinian explanation for the success of science has sparked four decades of discussion, with scientific realists and antirealists alike using biologically inspired reasoning to support their points of view. Based on critical engagement with van Fraassen’s proposal itself and later contributions by Stathis Psillos and K. Brad Wray, we claim that central arguments on both sides of this controversy suffer from an insufficient und…
Scientific realism and underdetermination in quantum theory
This paper surveys the status of scientific realism in relation to quantum physics, focusing on the problem of underdetermination
Dissolving the measurement problem is not an option for the realist
The physical salience of non-fundamental local beables
Expanding Our Grasp: Causal Knowledge and the Problem of Unconceived Alternatives
I argue that scientific realism, insofar as it is only committed to those scientific posits of which we have causal knowledge, is immune to Kyle Stanford’s argument from unconceived alternatives. This causal strategy (previously introduced, but not worked out in detail, by Anjan Chakravartty) is shown not to repeat the shortcomings of previous realist responses to Stanford’s argument. Furthermore, I show that the notion of causal knowledge underl…
Primitive ontology and quantum state in the GRW matter density theory
Scientific Realism in Particle Physics: A Causal Approach
Particle physics studies highly complex processes which cannot be directly observed. Scientific realism claims that we are nevertheless warranted in believing that these processes really occur and that the objects involved in them really exist. This book defends a version of scientific realism, called causal realism, in the context of particle physics. The first part of the book introduces the central theses and arguments in the recent philosophi…
Semantic construction for reinterpretation phenomena
Reinterpretation is a `creative' or `dynamic' aspect of natural language, where the literal meaning of an expression is augmented with the help of extralinguistic knowledge, in particular, in cases where there is no wellformed literal interpretation of the expression. Instances of reinterpretation call for a careful design of semantic construction mechanisms that leave enough leeway for the contributions of these additional knowledge sources. I p…
Expanding Our Grasp: Causal Knowledge and the Problem of Unconceived Alternatives
I argue that scientific realism, insofar as it is only committed to those scientific posits of which we have causal knowledge, is immune to Kyle Stanford’s argument from unconceived alternatives. This causal strategy (previously introduced, but not worked out in detail, by Anjan Chakravartty) is shown not to repeat the shortcomings of previous realist responses to Stanford’s argument. Furthermore, I show that the notion of causal knowledge underl…
Primitive ontology and quantum state in the GRW matter density theory
Scientific realism and underdetermination in quantum theory
This paper surveys the status of scientific realism in relation to quantum physics, focusing on the problem of underdetermination
Semantic construction for reinterpretation phenomena
Reinterpretation is a `creative' or `dynamic' aspect of natural language, where the literal meaning of an expression is augmented with the help of extralinguistic knowledge, in particular, in cases where there is no wellformed literal interpretation of the expression. Instances of reinterpretation call for a careful design of semantic construction mechanisms that leave enough leeway for the contributions of these additional knowledge sources. I p…
Scientific Realism in Particle Physics: A Causal Approach
Particle physics studies highly complex processes which cannot be directly observed. Scientific realism claims that we are nevertheless warranted in believing that these processes really occur and that the objects involved in them really exist. This book defends a version of scientific realism, called causal realism, in the context of particle physics. The first part of the book introduces the central theses and arguments in the recent philosophi…
Primitive ontology and quantum state in the GRW matter density theory
Expanding Our Grasp: Causal Knowledge and the Problem of Unconceived Alternatives
I argue that scientific realism, insofar as it is only committed to those scientific posits of which we have causal knowledge, is immune to Kyle Stanford’s argument from unconceived alternatives. This causal strategy (previously introduced, but not worked out in detail, by Anjan Chakravartty) is shown not to repeat the shortcomings of previous realist responses to Stanford’s argument. Furthermore, I show that the notion of causal knowledge underl…
The physical salience of non-fundamental local beables
Dissolving the measurement problem is not an option for the realist
Scientific realism and underdetermination in quantum theory
This paper surveys the status of scientific realism in relation to quantum physics, focusing on the problem of underdetermination
Running Mice and Successful Theories: The Limitations of a Classical Analogy
Bas van Fraassen’s Darwinian explanation for the success of science has sparked four decades of discussion, with scientific realists and antirealists alike using biologically inspired reasoning to support their points of view. Based on critical engagement with van Fraassen’s proposal itself and later contributions by Stathis Psillos and K. Brad Wray, we claim that central arguments on both sides of this controversy suffer from an insufficient und…
Realism about Newtonian Gravity
Philosophy (7 works) · Philosophy and History of Science (7 works) · Epistemology (6 works) · Quantum Mechanics and Applications (6 works) · Physics (5 works) · Realism (5 works) · Scientific realism (5 works) · Theoretical physics (5 works) · Computer Science (4 works) · Philosophy of science (3 works)