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    Challenges→A violation of Outcome Independence (OI) implies relational holism

    Teller's relational holism demands irreducible relations as ontological primitives, yet OI violations can be explained by separable hidden-variable structures lacking such primitives.

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    Key Terms

    Hidden-variable structures(alternative explanation being compared to Teller's view)
    A theory in physics suggesting that quantum particles have secret properties or causes we can't directly observe that explain why they behave the way they do.
    OI violations(the phenomenon being explained)
    Situations where quantum particles seem to violate a principle (called 'outcome independence') suggesting that measuring one particle instantly affects another far away, which seems impossible.
    Ontological primitives(What Armstrong says states of affairs are)
    The most basic, fundamental things that exist—the building blocks that everything else is made from and that can't be explained by anything more basic.
    Relational holism(Teller (1989); consequence of violating particularism)
    The view that composite systems can have relational properties not reducible to the intrinsic properties of their parts

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    Able to exist or be considered apart from something else—in this case, suggesting understanding can stand on its own without requiring faith.
    Teller(The statement refers to his specific theory about how models work)
    Paul Teller is a contemporary philosopher of science who studies how scientists use models and representations to understand the world.
    irreducible(Personalist anthropology; distinguishes personhood from mere biological individuality)
    That which is unique and unrepeatable in each human being, by virtue of which a person is not merely an individual of a species but a personal subject.

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