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| Material Type: | Internet resource |
|---|---|
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Christopher Norris |
| ISBN: | 0415223210 9780415223218 0415223229 9780415223225 |
| OCLC Number: | 41871397 |
| Description: | ix, 266 p. ; 25 cm. |
| Contents: | Is it possible to be a realist about quantum mechanics? -- Quantum theory and the logic of anti-realism -- Bell, Bohm and the EPR debate: a case for nonlocal realism -- Quantum worlds without end: the multiverse according to Deutsch -- Should philosophers take lessons from quantum theory? -- Putnam's progress: quantum theory and the flight from realism -- Can logic be quantum-relativized? Putnam, Dummett and the 'great quantum muddle' -- From Copenhagen to the stars: some ways of quantum worldmaking. |
| Series Title: | Critical realism--interventions. |
| Responsibility: | Christopher Norris. |
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"Norris's book is a very clear and engaging introduction to the tensions between realism and QM, and it could be especially helpful for first-time readers in this difficult field."<br>-Kent A. Peacock and Scott Jones, University of Lethbridge, "Philosophy in Review <br> Read more...
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