Dennis Dieks
Biographic Data
| ID | 997372 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Dennis Dieks |
| GIVEN NAMES | Dennis |
| FAMILY NAME | Dieks |
| SIGNATURE | DIEKS D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Utrecht University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4755-3430 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 23 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 79 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 20 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 3 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1976 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Identical Quantum Particles as Distinguishable Objects
According to classical physics particles are basic building blocks of the world. These classical particles are distinguishable objects, individuated by unique combinations of physical properties. By contrast, in quantum mechanics the received view is that particles of the same kind (“identical particles”) are physically indistinguishable from each other and lack identity. This doctrine rests on the quantum mechanical (anti)symmetrization postulat…
Von Neumann’s impossibility proof: Mathematics in the service of rhetorics
Emergence in holographic scenarios for gravity
New Directions in the Philosophy of Science
New Challenges to Philosophy of Science
Probabilities, Laws, and Structures
Time, space, spacetime: Barry Dainton: Time and space. Second Edition. Durham: Acumen Publishing Limited, 2010, xvi+464pp, £57 HC, £17.59 PB
E. W. Beth as a philosopher of physics
This paper examines E. W. Beth’s work in the philosophy of physics, both from a historical and a systematic point of view. Beth saw the philosophy of physics first of all as an opportunity to illustrate and promulgate a new and modern general approach to the philosophy of nature and to philosophy tout court: an approach characterized negatively by its rejection of all traditional metaphysics and positively by its firm orientation towards science.…
On the history of the quantum
In Memoriam Hanneke Janssen
Probability in modal interpretations of quantum mechanics
Reasoning about the future: Doom and Beauty
According to the Doomsday Argument we have to rethink the probabilities we assign to a soon or not so soon extinction of mankind when we realize that we are living now, rather early in the history of mankind. Sleeping Beauty finds herself in a similar predicament: on learning the date of her first awakening, she is asked to re-evaluate the probabilities of her two possible future scenarios. In connection with Doom, I argue that it is wrong to ass…
Another look at general covariance and the equivalence of reference frames
A Contextual Approach to Scientific Understanding
Space and Time in Particle and Field Physics
Physics and our View of the World
One of the central questions of physics is whether or not a Theory of Everything is possible. Many physicists believe that such a theory might be attainable, a belief which has led to speculation that we might one day 'know the mind of God'. But what would be the philosophical implications of having a blueprint for the Universe? In this fascinating book, a group of distinguished physicists and philosophers examine not only the claims of modern ph…
Quantum mechanics and experience
Doomsday--Or: The Dangers of Statistics
Journal Article Doomsday – or: The Dangers of Statistics Get access Dennis Dieks Dennis Dieks The University of Utrecht Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Philosophical Quarterly, Volume 42, Issue 166, January 1992, Pages 78–84, https://doi.org/10.2307/2220450 Published: 01 January 1992
On some alleged difficulties in the interpretation of quantum mechanics
Schrödinger. Centenary celebration of a polymath
Quantum statistics, identical particles and correlations
Gravitation as a universal force
Differences in Impact of Scientific Publications: Some Indices Derived from a Citation Analysis
A mathematical model is introduced which describes citing as a probabilistic process, while taking into account that in general the probability for a paper to be cited decreases with age. With the aid of the model it is possible to ascertain what differences in numbers of citations are to be considered statistically significant (i.e. not due to mere chance). Significant differences are supposed to reflect differences in 'impact' (i.e. differences…
A Contextual Approach to Scientific Understanding
Doomsday--Or: The Dangers of Statistics
Journal Article Doomsday – or: The Dangers of Statistics Get access Dennis Dieks Dennis Dieks The University of Utrecht Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Philosophical Quarterly, Volume 42, Issue 166, January 1992, Pages 78–84, https://doi.org/10.2307/2220450 Published: 01 January 1992
Reasoning about the future: Doom and Beauty
According to the Doomsday Argument we have to rethink the probabilities we assign to a soon or not so soon extinction of mankind when we realize that we are living now, rather early in the history of mankind. Sleeping Beauty finds herself in a similar predicament: on learning the date of her first awakening, she is asked to re-evaluate the probabilities of her two possible future scenarios. In connection with Doom, I argue that it is wrong to ass…
Quantum statistics, identical particles and correlations
Gravitation as a universal force
Differences in Impact of Scientific Publications: Some Indices Derived from a Citation Analysis
A mathematical model is introduced which describes citing as a probabilistic process, while taking into account that in general the probability for a paper to be cited decreases with age. With the aid of the model it is possible to ascertain what differences in numbers of citations are to be considered statistically significant (i.e. not due to mere chance). Significant differences are supposed to reflect differences in 'impact' (i.e. differences…
Quantum mechanics and experience
On some alleged difficulties in the interpretation of quantum mechanics
Differences in Impact of Scientific Publications: Some Indices Derived from a Citation Analysis
A mathematical model is introduced which describes citing as a probabilistic process, while taking into account that in general the probability for a paper to be cited decreases with age. With the aid of the model it is possible to ascertain what differences in numbers of citations are to be considered statistically significant (i.e. not due to mere chance). Significant differences are supposed to reflect differences in 'impact' (i.e. differences…
Gravitation as a universal force
Schrödinger. Centenary celebration of a polymath
Quantum statistics, identical particles and correlations
On some alleged difficulties in the interpretation of quantum mechanics
Doomsday--Or: The Dangers of Statistics
Journal Article Doomsday – or: The Dangers of Statistics Get access Dennis Dieks Dennis Dieks The University of Utrecht Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Philosophical Quarterly, Volume 42, Issue 166, January 1992, Pages 78–84, https://doi.org/10.2307/2220450 Published: 01 January 1992
Quantum mechanics and experience
Physics and our View of the World
One of the central questions of physics is whether or not a Theory of Everything is possible. Many physicists believe that such a theory might be attainable, a belief which has led to speculation that we might one day 'know the mind of God'. But what would be the philosophical implications of having a blueprint for the Universe? In this fascinating book, a group of distinguished physicists and philosophers examine not only the claims of modern ph…
Space and Time in Particle and Field Physics
A Contextual Approach to Scientific Understanding
Another look at general covariance and the equivalence of reference frames
Probability in modal interpretations of quantum mechanics
Reasoning about the future: Doom and Beauty
According to the Doomsday Argument we have to rethink the probabilities we assign to a soon or not so soon extinction of mankind when we realize that we are living now, rather early in the history of mankind. Sleeping Beauty finds herself in a similar predicament: on learning the date of her first awakening, she is asked to re-evaluate the probabilities of her two possible future scenarios. In connection with Doom, I argue that it is wrong to ass…
In Memoriam Hanneke Janssen
On the history of the quantum
E. W. Beth as a philosopher of physics
This paper examines E. W. Beth’s work in the philosophy of physics, both from a historical and a systematic point of view. Beth saw the philosophy of physics first of all as an opportunity to illustrate and promulgate a new and modern general approach to the philosophy of nature and to philosophy tout court: an approach characterized negatively by its rejection of all traditional metaphysics and positively by its firm orientation towards science.…
Probabilities, Laws, and Structures
Time, space, spacetime: Barry Dainton: Time and space. Second Edition. Durham: Acumen Publishing Limited, 2010, xvi+464pp, £57 HC, £17.59 PB
New Challenges to Philosophy of Science
New Directions in the Philosophy of Science
Emergence in holographic scenarios for gravity
Von Neumann’s impossibility proof: Mathematics in the service of rhetorics
Identical Quantum Particles as Distinguishable Objects
According to classical physics particles are basic building blocks of the world. These classical particles are distinguishable objects, individuated by unique combinations of physical properties. By contrast, in quantum mechanics the received view is that particles of the same kind (“identical particles”) are physically indistinguishable from each other and lack identity. This doctrine rests on the quantum mechanical (anti)symmetrization postulat…
Philosophy (15 works) · Epistemology (14 works) · Physics (12 works) · Philosophy and History of Science (10 works) · Theoretical physics (9 works) · Mathematics (8 works) · Philosophy of science (8 works) · Quantum mechanics (8 works) · Quantum Mechanics and Applications (8 works) · Computer Science (6 works)