Quantum Theory and the Flight From Realism: Philosophical Responses to Quantum Mechanics
Routledge (2000)
| Abstract | Quantum Theory and the Flight from Realism is 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. | |||||||||
| Keywords | Quantum theory Philosophy Realism | |||||||||
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| Call number | QC174.13.N67 2000 | |||||||||
| ISBN(s) | 0415223210 9780415223218 | |||||||||
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