Pete is currently a Lecturer in Philosophy specialising in the philosophy of science, particularly the philosophy of physics. His research interests include time and causation in modern physics, especially quantum foundations, and the epistemology and methodology of science, especially analogue experimentation. He has recently completed an ARC Discovery Early Career Research Award project, "A philosophical exploration of simulating and controlling the quantum world", which examines how a novel laboratory technique, analogue quantum simulation, illuminates the epistemology of analogue experimentation. Pete's philosophical research is informed by the latest experimental and theoretical results from the physical sciences.
Journal Article: Physical Grounds for Causal Perspectivalism
Milburn, Gerard J., Shrapnel, Sally and Evans, Peter W. (2023). Physical Grounds for Causal Perspectivalism. Entropy, 25 (8) 1190, 1190. doi: 10.3390/e25081190
Journal Article: How to engineer a quantum wavefunction
Evans, Peter W., Hangleiter, Dominik and Thébault, Karim P. Y. (2023). How to engineer a quantum wavefunction. Philosophy of Science, 1-21. doi: 10.1017/psa.2023.87
Journal Article: A sideways look at faithfulness for quantum correlations
Evans, Peter W. (2021). A sideways look at faithfulness for quantum correlations. The Journal of Philosophy, 118 (1), 28-42. doi: 10.5840/jphil202111812
(2021–2022) Griffith University
A philosophical exploration of simulating and controlling the quantum world
(2017–2022) ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award
The limits of classical mereology: Mixed fusions and the failures of mereological hybridism
(2020) Doctor Philosophy
Testimony: A Social Solution to the Problem of Other Minds
Master Philosophy
(2021) Master Philosophy
Retrocausality in quantum mechanics
Evans, Peter W. and Friederich, Simon (2019). Retrocausality in quantum mechanics. The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. edited by Edward N. Zalta. Stanford, CA, United States: Metaphysics Research Lab, Stanford University.
Physical Grounds for Causal Perspectivalism
Milburn, Gerard J., Shrapnel, Sally and Evans, Peter W. (2023). Physical Grounds for Causal Perspectivalism. Entropy, 25 (8) 1190, 1190. doi: 10.3390/e25081190
How to engineer a quantum wavefunction
Evans, Peter W., Hangleiter, Dominik and Thébault, Karim P. Y. (2023). How to engineer a quantum wavefunction. Philosophy of Science, 1-21. doi: 10.1017/psa.2023.87
A sideways look at faithfulness for quantum correlations
Evans, Peter W. (2021). A sideways look at faithfulness for quantum correlations. The Journal of Philosophy, 118 (1), 28-42. doi: 10.5840/jphil202111812
The end of a classical ontology for quantum mechanics?
Evans, Peter W. (2020). The end of a classical ontology for quantum mechanics?. Entropy, 23 (1) 12, 12-18. doi: 10.3390/e23010012
What can bouncing oil droplets tell us about quantum mechanics?
Evans, Peter W. and Thébault, Karim P. Y. (2020). What can bouncing oil droplets tell us about quantum mechanics?. European Journal for Philosophy of Science, 10 (3) 39. doi: 10.1007/s13194-020-00301-0
On the limits of experimental knowledge
Evans, P. W. and Thébault, K. P. Y. (2020). On the limits of experimental knowledge. Philosophical Transactions A. Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 378 (2177) 20190235, 20190235. doi: 10.1098/rsta.2019.0235
Perspectival objectivity: Or: how i learned to stop worrying and love observer-dependent reality
Evans, Peter W. (2020). Perspectival objectivity: Or: how i learned to stop worrying and love observer-dependent reality. European Journal for Philosophy of Science, 10 (2) 19, 1-21. doi: 10.1007/s13194-020-00286-w
What's so spatial about time anyway?
Baron, Sam and Evans, Peter W. (2018). What's so spatial about time anyway?. The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science, 72 (1), 000-000. doi: 10.1093/bjps/axy077
Quantum causal models, faithfulness, and retrocausality
Evans, Peter W. (2018). Quantum causal models, faithfulness, and retrocausality. The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science, 69 (3), 745-774. doi: 10.1093/bjps/axw037
Do Reichenbachian common cause systems of arbitrary finite size exist?
Mazzola, Claudio and Evans, Peter W. (2017). Do Reichenbachian common cause systems of arbitrary finite size exist?. Foundations of Physics, 47 (12), 1543-1558. doi: 10.1007/s10701-017-0124-1
Ψ-epistemic quantum cosmology?
Evans, Peter W., Gryb, Sean and Thébault, Karim P. Y. (2016). Ψ-epistemic quantum cosmology?. Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part B: Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics, 56, 1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.shpsb.2016.10.005
Review: Nicholas J.J. Smith. Logic: The Laws of Truth
Evans, Peter W. (2015). Review: Nicholas J.J. Smith. Logic: The Laws of Truth. Philosophy in Review, 35 (1), 41-43.
Retrocausality at no extra cost
Evans, Peter W. (2015). Retrocausality at no extra cost. Synthese, 192 (4), 1139-1155. doi: 10.1007/s11229-014-0605-0
New slant on the EPR-Bell experiment
Evans, P. W., Price, Huw and Wharton, K. B. (2013). New slant on the EPR-Bell experiment. British Journal for the Philosophy of Science, 64 (2), 297-324. doi: 10.1093/bjps/axr052
From Timeless Physical Theory to Timelessness
Baron, Sam, Evans, Peter and Miller, Kristie (2010). From Timeless Physical Theory to Timelessness. Humana.Mente Journal of Philosophical Studies, 13 (13), 35-60.
Comparison of quark mixing in the standard and generation models
Evans, PW and Robson, BA (2006). Comparison of quark mixing in the standard and generation models. International Journal of Modern Physics E, 15 (3), 617-625. doi: 10.1142/S0218301306004077
(2021–2022) Griffith University
A philosophical exploration of simulating and controlling the quantum world
(2017–2022) ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award
Testimony: A Social Solution to the Problem of Other Minds
Master Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
The limits of classical mereology: Mixed fusions and the failures of mereological hybridism
(2020) Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
Other advisors:
(2021) Master Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
Using Interventions to discover quantum causal structure
(2016) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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