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Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface xi
4. Part I. Ontology and Quantum Field Theory
5. 1. Introduction 1
6. 2. Philosophical Background 7
7. 3. Ontology and Physics 17
8. 4. History and Basic Structure of QFT 27
9. 5. Alternative Approaches 41
10. 6. The Ontological Significance of QFT and AQFT 47
11. Part II. Classical Ontologies
12. 7. Classical vs. Revisionary Ontologies 63
13. 8. Particle Interpretation of QFT 83
14. 9. Field Interpretations of QFT 113
15. Part III. Revisionary Ontologies
16. 10. Process Ontology 121
17. 11. Trope Ontology I: The Ontological 135
18. 12. Trope Ontology II: Properties and Things 151
19. Part IV. The Trope Bundle Interpretation of QFT: A New Ontology for Fundamental Physics
20. 13. Dispositional Trope Ontology 157
21. Part V. Concluding Remarks
22. 14. Physics and Philosophy 185
23. 15. Summing Up 187
24. Part VI. Appendices
25. Abbreviations and Notation 199
26. A. Special Relativity Theory: Some Notation and Required Results 201
27. B. Ontologically Oriented Survey of Quantum Mechanics 203
28. C. Advanced Foundational Topics in QFT 221
29. D. Assumptions and Results of AQFT 227
30. Bibliography 241
31. Physics (and Mathematics) Glossary 259
32. Philosophy Glossary 273
33. Backmatter 275