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Philosophical Reflections and Syntheses

By Jagdish Mehra (eds.) , Jagdish Mehra (auth.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year
1995
ISBN
978-3-540-63372-3, 978-3-642-78374-6
DOI
10.1007/978-3-642-78374-6
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
28 MB (29467304 bytes)
Series
The Collected Works of Eugene Paul Wigner B / 6
Edition
1
Pages
631\630
Orientation
yes
Scanned
yes
Time added
2013-08-01 04:00:00
generalgeneral;Philosophy;MathematicsPhysics

Description

Among the founding fathers of modern quantum physics few have contributed to our basic understanding of its concepts as much as E.P. Wigner. His articles on the epistemology of quantum mechanics and the measurement problem, and the basic role of symmetries were of fundamental importance for all subsequent work. He was also the first to discuss the concept of consciousness from the point of view of modern physics. G.G. Emch edited most of those papers and wrote a very helpful introduction into Wigner's contributions to Natural Philosophy. The book should be a gem for all those interested in the history and philosophy of science. From a review by Silvan S. Schweber in Physics Today, October 1996: "All of the essays in Volume VI are at the level of the curious nonexpert who possesses a minimal command of the quantum mechanical formalism. They are rigorous, lucid and challenging."

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