Restricting the claim to bounded isolated systems imports a theoretical idealization that excludes most physically realistic quantum systems, rendering the claim empirically hollow.

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Empirically hollow(describes how self-ownership becomes meaningless in Cohen's scenario): Something that sounds good in theory but doesn't actually mean anything useful in real life or practice.
Quantum systems(in physics): Objects or processes so tiny (like atoms or electrons) that they follow strange rules where things can be in multiple states at once until observed.
bounded isolated systems(as used in quantum physics and philosophy of science): A theoretical setup in physics where you imagine a small, closed-off area of space that doesn't interact with anything outside it—like a perfectly sealed box.
theoretical idealization(as used in philosophy of science): A simplified version of reality that scientists create to make studying something easier, even though it doesn't perfectly match how things actually work in nature.

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