Mind, Quantum, and Free Will: Printed Book Errata

Errata in Printed Book

These are grouped here by importance

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Important Errors

PageDescription
47Replace the third sentence with:
Second, current science is thought by many to encompass, and hence to have superseded, philosophy.
140In the sentence ending:
let w = (w1, w2) = (7+0i, 2-1i).
After the = sign, remove bold from: (w
203Equation
Ψ(x, y) = ψ1(x) ψ2(y)
Change 1 and 2 To superscripts
Ψ(x, y) = ψ1(x) ψ2(y)
352In the sentence beginning
Strictly speaking, protons and electrons are fermionic because each of them is composed of three quarks,
Change electrons To neutrons
366In the sentence
(It was given this label in Figure 10.1.)
Change Figure 10.1 to Figure 10.2

Lesser Errors

Including incorrect level of subheadings; minor errors in sentences; and typos

PageDescription
14You fill a glass with from a nearby tap
Delete with
110
111
112
Change Twin’s To Twins’ (in the subheading)
Same change (in the body of the text)
Same change (in the caption to Figure 3.5)
118In the subheading
Communalities
Remove italics (but keep bold) because this is a level-one subheading
257Change grow be To grow to be
351In the subheading
The concept of macroscopic in GRW
Remove italics (but keep bold) because this is a level-one subheading
369In the sentence
Unfortunately, the underlined phrase is not strictly meaningful in a relativistic context.
Replace the word underlined with the word emphasised
398In the sentence beginning line 8:
His paper “The easy problems ain’t so easy” argues that we are wrong to assume that so‑called easy problems (such as merely simulating a conversation) “can be answered fully without at the same time answering Chalmers’ hard problem” (Hodgson, 1996, p. 75).
Insert all the Before so-called
Change the page of the reference: (Hodgson, 1996, p. 69)

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