Quantum Philosophy: Understanding And Interpreting Contemporary Science

Omnes, Roland

ISBN 10: 0691027870 / ISBN 13: 9780691027876

Published by Princeton, 1999

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Rear cover and rear endpapers and last couple pages of text heavily stained/water damaged. ; 296 pages.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Quantum Philosophy: Understanding And Interpreting Contemporary Science
• Publisher: Princeton
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0691027870
• ISBN 13: 9780691027876
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Fair
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket

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Synopsis

In this magisterial work, Roland Omnes takes us from the academies of ancient Greece to the laboratories of modern science as he seeks to do no less than rebuild the foundations of the philosophy of knowledge. One of the world's leading quantum physicists, Omnes reviews the history and recent development of mathematics, logic, and the physical sciences to show that current work in quantum theory offers new answers to questions that have puzzled philosophers for centuries: Is the world ultimately intelligible? Are all events caused? Do objects have definitive locations? Omnes addresses these profound questions with vigorous arguments and clear, colorful writing, aiming not just to advance scholarship but to enlighten readers with no background in science or philosophy. Quantum Philosophy is a profound work of contemporary science and philosophy and an eloquent history of the long struggle to understand the nature of the world and of knowledge itself.

About the Author

Roland Omnes is Professor Emeritus of Physics at the University of Paris-Sud. His books include Understanding Quantum Mechanics and The Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics (both Princeton).