Philosophical Reflections and Syntheses [Paperback]

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.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.Philosophical Reflections and Syntheses.- I Epistemology of Quantum Mechanics.- Discussion: Comments on Professor Putnams Comments.- Two Kinds of Reality.- Epistemology of Quantum Mechanics.- Epistemological Perspective on Quantum Theory.- Reality and Quantum Mechanics / Realit?t and Quantenmechanik.- Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics.- The Limitations of Determinism.- The Nonrelativistic Nature of the Present Quantum Mechanical Measurement Theory.- II Quantum-Mechanical Measuring Process.- The Measurement of Quantum-Mechanical Operators / Die Messung quantenmechanischer Operatoren.- Theory of Quantum-Mechanical Measurement / Theorie der quantenmechanischen Messung.- The Problem of Measurement.- Some Comments Concernil“