| This is a philosophy of science paper aimed at mapping C. B. Martin's ontological theory of dispositions and manifestations onto experiments in quantum mechanics, with hopes of generating a plausible view of the universe in general.; Part one focuses on the general methods available to philosophers, in hopes of establishing guidelines for doing such philosophy as I hope to do. Part two is centered on the Armstrong/Martin debate, the result of which is that we find Martin's ontological theory preferable to Armstrong's. Part three is the actual attempt to map Martin's ontology onto some physics experiments, with prime focus on the so-called double-slit or interference experiment. |
