A Platonic Defence of Realism in Quantum Theory

In this thesis, contrary to the common assumption that quantum theory is positivist and antirealist, I argue that it is best understood as being Platonic. There has been a constant confusion of terms whereby realism has been equated with materialism and determinism, so that the denial of these metap...

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Main Author: Spencer, John Halley
Published: University of Liverpool 2007
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.490904