论文标题
强有力的决定论
Strong Determinism
论文作者
论文摘要
强烈的物理学理论是一种允许宇宙的一个可能历史的理论。用彭罗斯（Penrose）（1989）的话说，“这不仅仅是未来的问题。根据某种精确的数学方案，宇宙的整个历史一直是固定的。''这样一个非凡的特征在像我们这样的世界中似乎是无法实现的。在本文中，我表明它可以简单地实现，并讨论其对形而上学和科学哲学的影响，包括自然财产，自由意志，解释和方式。首先，我提出了强大的决定论的确切定义。接下来，我讨论它的哲学后果和玩具示例。最后，我提供了一个非常确定性（和简单）物理理论的现实例子 - Everettian gateaculus。令人惊讶的后果是，我们的世界是否具有强烈的确定性可能在经验上不明显。
A strongly deterministic theory of physics is one that permits exactly one possible history of the universe. In the words of Penrose (1989), ''it is not just a matter of the future being determined by the past; the entire history of the universe is fixed, according to some precise mathematical scheme, for all time.'' Such an extraordinary feature may appear unattainable in a world like ours. In this paper, I show that it can be achieved in a simple way and discuss its implications for metaphysics and philosophy of science, including natural properties, free will, explanation, and modality. First, I propose a precise definition of strong determinism. Next, I discuss its philosophical ramifications and a toy example. Finally, I provide a realistic example of a strongly deterministic (and simple) physical theory -- the Everettian Wentaculus. A surprising consequence is that whether or not our world is strongly deterministic may be empirically underdetermined.
