Abner Shimony an eminent philosopher of science, whose work has exerted a profound influence in both the philosophy and physics communities. This two-volume collection of his essays written over a period of forty years explores the interrelations between science and philosophy.
Abner Shimony an eminent philosopher of science, whose work has exerted a profound influence in both the philosophy and physics communities. This two-volume collection of his essays written over a period of forty years explores the interrelations between science and philosophy.
Acknowledgements Part I. Measurment in Quantum Theory: 1. Role of the observer in quantum theory 2. Approximate measurement in quantum mechanics with Mary H. Fehrs 3. Proposed neutron interferometer test of some non-linear variants of wave mechanics 4. Desiderata for modified quantum mechanics 5. Filters with infinitely many components 6. Proposed neutron interferometer observation of the sign change of a spinor due to 2? precession with Michael A. Horne Part II. Quantum Entaglement and Nonlocality: 7. Experimental consequences of local hidden-variable theories 8. An exposition of Bell's theorem 9. Contextual hidden variables theories and Bell's inequalities 10. Controllable and uncontrollable nonlocality 11. Events and processes in the quantum world 12. An exchange on local beables: comment on Bell's theory with Michael A. Horne and John F. Clauser 13. Physical and philosophical issues of the Bohr-Einstein debate Part III. Complex Systems: 14. The methodology of synthesis: parts and wholes in low energy physics 15. Some proposals concerning parts and wholes 16. The non-existence of a principle of natural selection: reply to Sober Part IV. Time: 17. Towards a revision of the protophysics of time 18. The transient now Part V. The Mental and the Physical: 19. Quantum physics and the philosophy of Whitehead 20. Reflections on the philosophy of Bohr, Heisenberg and Schrödinger 21. Wave-packet reduction as a medium of communication with Joseph Hall, Christopher Kim, and Brian MecElroy Index.
Acknowledgements Part I. Measurment in Quantum Theory: 1. Role of the observer in quantum theory 2. Approximate measurement in quantum mechanics with Mary H. Fehrs 3. Proposed neutron interferometer test of some non-linear variants of wave mechanics 4. Desiderata for modified quantum mechanics 5. Filters with infinitely many components 6. Proposed neutron interferometer observation of the sign change of a spinor due to 2? precession with Michael A. Horne Part II. Quantum Entaglement and Nonlocality: 7. Experimental consequences of local hidden-variable theories 8. An exposition of Bell's theorem 9. Contextual hidden variables theories and Bell's inequalities 10. Controllable and uncontrollable nonlocality 11. Events and processes in the quantum world 12. An exchange on local beables: comment on Bell's theory with Michael A. Horne and John F. Clauser 13. Physical and philosophical issues of the Bohr-Einstein debate Part III. Complex Systems: 14. The methodology of synthesis: parts and wholes in low energy physics 15. Some proposals concerning parts and wholes 16. The non-existence of a principle of natural selection: reply to Sober Part IV. Time: 17. Towards a revision of the protophysics of time 18. The transient now Part V. The Mental and the Physical: 19. Quantum physics and the philosophy of Whitehead 20. Reflections on the philosophy of Bohr, Heisenberg and Schrödinger 21. Wave-packet reduction as a medium of communication with Joseph Hall, Christopher Kim, and Brian MecElroy Index.
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