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9780415223218

Quantum Theory and the Flight from Realism

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  • ISBN13:

    9780415223218

  • ISBN10:

    0415223210

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2000-04-26
  • Publisher: Routledge

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Summary

Quantum Theory and the Flight from Realismis a critical introduction to the long-standing debate concerning the conceptual foundations of quantum mechanics, and the problems it has posed for physicists and philosophers from Einstein to the present. Quantum theory has been a major influence on postmodernism, and presents significant challenges for realists. Clarifying these debates for the non-specialist, Christopher Norris examines the premises of orthodox quantum theory and its impact on various philosophical developments. He subjects a wide range of opponents and supporters of realism to a high and equal level of scrutiny. Combining rigor and intellectual generosity, he draws out the merits and weaknesses from opposing arguments.

Author Biography

Christopher Norris is Distinguished Research Professor in Philosophy at the University of Cardiff

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements viii
Introduction 1(5)
Is it possible to be a realist about quantum mechanics?
6(34)
Quantum theory and the logic of anti-realism
40(32)
Bell, Bohm and the EPR debate: a case for nonlocal realism
72(34)
Quantum worlds without end: the multiverse according to Deutsch
106(28)
Should philosophers take lessons from quantum theory?
134(31)
Putnam's progress: quantum theory and the flight from realism
165(29)
Can logic be quantum-relativized? Putnam, Dummett and the `great quantum muddle'
194(37)
From Copenhagen to the stars: some ways of quantum worldmaking
231(32)
Index of names 263

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