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The Fabric of Reality

David Deutsch
1997 · English
Philosophical-scientific book · Quantum many-worlds / philosophy of science / Deutschian rationalism

Deutsch's 1997 four-strand many-worlds philosophy of reality

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Rows where works disagree are highlighted in gold. The full ontology grid is shown.

Attribute The Fabric of Reality (Mid)
Time · Extent Infinite
Time · Ontological Status Substantival
Time · Grain Continuous
Time · Freedom Non-Deterministic
Time · Traversability Linear
Time · Dimensionality One
Time · Direction Uni-directional
Space · Extent Infinite
Space · Ontological Status Substantival
Space · Curvature Flat
Space · Dimensionality Three
Space · Locality Non-Local
Matter · Extent Infinite
Matter · Ontological Status Substantival
Matter · Conservation Conserved
Matter · Dimensionality Three
Matter · Locality Non-Local
Observer · Time Instance Multiple
Observer · Space Instance Multiple
Observer · Knowledge Extent Partial
Observer · Knowledge Retainment Total
Observer · Physicality Embodied
Observer · Agency Active
Observer · Number Plural
Observer · Metaphysical Agency Impersonal
Observer · Moral Authority Reason
Observer · Theological Method
Energy · Extent Infinite
Energy · Ontological Status Substantival
Energy · Conservation Conserved
Energy · Dispersibility Reversible
Information · Ontological Status Substantival
Information · Cosmic Conservation Conserved
Information · Personal Conservation Conserved
Information · Granularity Continuous

Dimension-by-Dimension Evidence

What each work's passages reveal about its stance on each of the six dimensions.

Time

The Fabric of Reality

1997.

Space

The Fabric of Reality

Late-twentieth-century Oxford quantum-foundations context.

Matter

The Fabric of Reality

Philosophical-scientific book.

Observer

The Fabric of Reality

Mid Deutsch.

Energy

The Fabric of Reality

Many-worlds-philosophical energies.

Information

The Fabric of Reality

Four-strand synthesis.

Internal Tensions

Where each work's argument pulls against itself.

The Fabric of Reality

Fabric of Reality synthesises Deutschian four-strand worldview.