May 10, 2017

Tomasz Placek

LIST OF PUBLICATIONS

Erdös Number = 3 = Einstein Number

Books

1. Is Nature Deterministic? A Branching Perspective on EPR Phenomena, Jagiellonian University

Press, Kraków 2000;

2. Intuitionism and Intersubjectivity. An Exposition of Arguments for Mathematical Intuitionism, Klu-

wer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht 1999.

Works edited

1. Causes and determinism, a special corner of Erkenntnis 79 (2014), edited with J. Wawer and L.

Wroński;

2. The History and Philosophy of Polish Logic, Palgrave Macmillan 2013 (with K. Mulligan and K.

Kijania-Placek);

3. Branching space-times (with T. Müller), a special corner in Stud. Hist. Phil. Mod. Phys. 38(3) 2007;

4. Philosophy and Logic. In Search of the Polish Tradition, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht

2003 (with J. Hintikka, T. Czarnecki, K.Kijania-Placek and A. Rojszczak);

5. Non-locality and Modality, NATO Science Series, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht 2002

(with J.N. Butterfield);

6. Reports on Philosophy 20, 2000, issue Probabilities. A New Tool for Philosophy.

Papers

1. “Small probability space formulation of Bell’s theorem”, in G. Hofer-Szabó and L. Wroński (eds.)

Making it Formally Explicit: Probability, Causality and Indeterminism, Springer 2017, pp.

85-107 (with M. Gömöri);

2. “Separate Common Causes and EPR Correlations: An “Almost No-Go” Result”, in G. Hofer-Szabó

and L. Wroński (eds.) Making it Formally Explicit: Probability, Causality and Indetermini-

sm, Springer 2017, pp. 109-127 (with L. Wroński and T. Godziszewski);

3. “Droga donikąd? Co pozostało z eksperymentów Libeta nad wolną wolą”, Filozofia Nauki, XXIV

Nr 2(94), ss. 51-17 (with B. Majchrowiczem i J. Doboszewskim) (2016);

4. “Laplace’s demon tries on Aristotle’s cloak: on two approaches to determinism”, Synthese, doi:

10.1007/s11229-016-1158-1 (2016);

5. “Defining determinism”, British Journal for the Philosophy of Science,, Advanced Access, doi:

10.1093/bjps/axv049, with T. Müller, forthcoming in British Journal for the Philosophy of

Science;

6. “Causal probabilities in GRW quantum mechanics”, in: M.C. Galavotti, M. Esfeld, D. Dieks, W.J.

Gonzales, S. Hartmann, T. Uebel, and M.Weber (eds.) New Directions in the Philosophy of

Science, Springer (2014), pp. 561-576;

7. “Branching for general relativists”, in: T. Müller (ed.) Nuel Belnap on Indeterminism and Free Ac-

tion, Series: Outstanding Contributions to Logic, Springer (2014), pp.191-221;

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8. “Introduction: The History and Philosophy of Polish Logic: Some Basic Thoughts”, with K. Mulli-

gan and K. Kijania-Placek, in: K. Mulligan, K. Kijania-Placek and T. Placek (eds.) The Hi-

story and Philosohy of Polish Logic, Palgrave Macmillan (2014), pp. 1-10;

9. “On topological aspects of indeterminism”, Erkenntnis 79 (2014), pp. 403-436, with N. Belnap and

K.Kishida;

10.“Causes and (In)Determinism” Erkenntnis 79 (2014), pp. 339-341, with J. Wawer i L. Wroński;

11. “Vienna Circle on determinism”, in: M.C. Galavotti, E. Nemeth, and F. Stadler (eds.) European

Philosophy of Science - Philosophy of Science and the Viennese Heritage,Vienna Circle In-

stitute Yearbook 17, Springer, (2014), pp. 183-195;

12.“On individuals in branching histories”, Synthese 188 (1) (2012), pp. 23-39;

13.“Indeterminism is a modal notion: branching spacetimes and Earman’s pruning”, with N. Belnap),

Synthese, 187 (2), (2012) pp. 441-469;

14.“Possibilities without possible worlds / histories”, Journal of Philosophical Logic 11 (40) (2011),

pp. 737-765;

15.“A locus for `now’”, in: D.Dieks, W.J. Gonzalez, S. Hartmann, T. Uebel and M. Weber (eds.):

Explanation, Prediction, and Confirmation: New Trends and Old Ones Reconsidered, Dor-

drecht: Springer (2011), pp. 395-410;

16. “Przyczynowość” [Causation], in: S. Kołodziejczyk (ed.) Współczesne kierunki w metafizyce,

WAM Kraków 2011, pp. 355-383;

17. “Comparative similarity in branching space-times", International Journal of Theoretical Physics 49

(12) (2010), pp. 3233-42;

18. “On propensity-frequentist models for stochastic phenomena with applications to Bell’s theorem”,

in: T. Czarnecki et al. (eds.) The Analytical Way, College Publications, London 2010, pp.

105-144;

19. “On attempting” Logica Yearbook 2009, College Publications, London 2010, pp.155-161 - a cor-

rected and extended version of item (18) below;

20. “O usiłowaniu” (On attempting), in: J. Czetwertyński-Sytnik (ed.) Rozważania o filozofii prawdzi-

wej, pp. 105-115, Jagiellonian Uniwersity Press, Kraków, 2009;

21. "On Minkowskian Branching Structures”, Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics 40

(3) (2009), pp. 251-258, with L. Wroński;

22. “On infinite EPR-like correlations” Synthese 167 (1) (2009), pp. 1-32, with L.Wroński;

23. "O indywiduach w światach możliwych” (On individuals in possible worlds), Przegląd Filozoficzny

17 Nr. 2 (6) (2008), pp. 147-168;

24. "Realne możliwości a modalna demokracja” (Real possibilities and modal democracy), Przegląd

Filozoficzny 17 Nr. 2 (6) (2008), pp. 169-191, with P. Lipski i J. Wawer;

25. ''Counterfactuals and historical possibility'', Synthese 154 (2), (2007), pp. 173-197, with T. Müller;

26. ''A Puzzle about Semantic Determinism: Łukasiewicz's ‘On Determinism’ Years Later'', in: J. Ja-

dacki i J. Paśniczek (eds.) The Lvov-Warsaw School-the New Generation, Rodopi B.V. Am-

sterdam 2006, pp. 171-168;

27. ''Screening-off Conditions in Bell's Theorem - a Branching Space-Times Analysis'', Logica Yearbo-

ok 2004, Filosofia, Praga (2005), pp.243-254;

28. "Quantum state holism: a case for holistic causation", Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern

Physics 35 (4), (2004), pp. 671-692;

29. "On Belnap's branching space-times", in: J. Hintikka et al. (eds.) Philosophy and Logic. In Search

of the Polish Tradition, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht (2003);

30. "On Cartwright's Models for EPR", Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics 33

(2002), pp. 413-433 (with J. Cachro);

31. "Indeterminism is enough: a branching analysis of Bell-type theorems", in: T. Placek and J.N. But-

terfield (eds.) Non-locality and Modality, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht (2002),

pp. 298-323;

32. "Branching for a transient time", in: H. Eilstein (ed.) A Collection of Polish Philosophy of Time and

Spacetime, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht (2002), pp. 73-91;

33. "Czas i przemijanie” (Time and Passing By), in: J. Mączka (ed.) Czas, Biblis, Tarnów (2001);

34. "Against Lewis: Branching or Divergence?", in: Argument & Analyse Proceedings of the 4th Inter-

national Congress of the Society for Analytic Philosophy, Mentis Verlag (2001), pp.

485-492;

35. "A Puzzle About Conditionalization", The Logica Yearbook 2000, Prague (2001), pp. 123-131;

36. "Against a Minimalist Reading of Bell's Theorem: Lessons from Fine", Synthese 128 (2001), pp.

343-379, with T. Müller;

37. "Stochastic Outcomes in Branching Space-Time: Analysis of Bell's Theorem", British Journal for

the Philosophy of Science, 51(3) (2000), pp. 445-75;

38. "Stapp's Arguments for Nonlocality Are Wrong", Reports on Philosophy 20 (2000), pp. 131-167;

39. "GHZ Theorems in Branching Space Time", International Journal of Theoretical Physics, 39 (3)

(2000), pp. 765-775, with T. Kowalski;

40. "Sprawa determinizmu logicznego” (The question of logical determinism), in: J. Hartman (ed.): Fi-

lozofia i logika. W stronę Jana Woleńskiego, Aureus, Kraków (2000), pp. 130-138;

41. "Outcomes in Branching Space Time and GHZ Theorems", British Journal for the Philosophy of

Science, 50 (3) (1999), pp. 349-375, with T. Kowalski;

42. "Observing a Schrödinger's Cat", Foundations of Physics Letters, 11 (3) (1998), pp. 209-231;

43. "Charting the Labyrinth of Bell-Type Theorems", Logic and Logical Philosophy 5 (1997), pp.

93-120;

44. "On Brouwer's Critique of Classical Logic and Mathematics", Logic and Logical Philosophy 5

(1997), pp. 19-33;

45. "Wittgenstein and Intuitionistic Critique of Classical Logic", Reports on Philosophy 16-17 (1997),

pp. 105-116, 1997;

46. "Łukasiewicz's Logical Probability and a Puzzle About Conditionalization", in: J. Woleński and K.

Kijania-Placek (eds.): The Lvov-Warsaw School and Contemporary Philosophy, Kluwer

Academic Publishers, Dordrecht (1998), pp. 337-340;

47. "Paradoksy ruchy Zenona z Elei: Achilles i zółw, Strzała, Stadion" (Zeno of Elea paradoxes of mo-

tion: Achillers and the tortoise, the arrow, and the Moving Rows), Filozofia Nauki 6(17)

(1997), pp. 65-77;

48. "Obserwacja kota Schrödingera” (Observing a Schrödinger’s cat), Przegląd Filozoficzny 2 (22)

(1997), pp. 27-44;

49. "Thought as a Product of Thinking" Conceptus, 29 (75) (1996), pp. 191-203;

50. "`O Determinizmie’ Łukasiewicza po latach” (On Łukasiewicz’s `On determinism’ after years), Byt,

Logos, Matematyka, Toruń (1997), pp. 199-207;

51. "Paradoksy stawania się: Whitehead contra Zenon i Bell” (Paradoxes of becoming: Whitehead con-

tra Zeno and Bell), Ruch Filozoficzny 52 (3-4) (1995), pp. 412-426;

52. "O matematyzowalnosci przyrody” (On mathematizability of the Nature), Kwartalnik Filozoficzny

23 (2) (1995), pp. 61-86;

53. "Against Straightforward Anti-Realism", in: J. Woleński (ed.): Philosophical Logic in Poland,

Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht (1994), pp. 199-211;

54. "The Myth of Rationality vs. the Quest for Rationality", in: J. Brzezinski, F.Coniglione, T. Marek

(eds.) Science: Between Algorithm and Creativity, Eburon Delft (1992), pp. 67-73;

55. "Sposoby istnienia w czasie w filozofii Whiteheada i Ingardena” (Modes of being in Whitehead’s

and Ingarden’s philosophy), Principia 1 (1991), pp. 103-114;

56. "Zenona Paradoksy Ruchu a Labirynt Kontinuum - Dychotomia” (Zeno’s paradoxes of motion and

the labyrinth of the continuum—dichotomy), Studia Filozoficzne 4 (281) (1989), pp. 57-73.