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From: David Chalmers
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 20:24

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The book by Albert is quite nice, but I was a touch disappointed by
it, given expectations.  It's very enjoyable, but not as meaty or as
comprehensive as it could be.  Certainly I wouldn't recommend the
Redhead or van Fraassen books as an introduction.  One very readable
book that covers the technical details and the implications in some
depth is Baggott's "The Meaning of Quantum Theory", which is popular
but sophisticated.  A nice philosophical work that also covers the
technical details is Forrest's "Quantum Metaphysics".  Finally,
Hughes' "The Structure and Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics", is
clear and comprehensive, although he is not as driven by the
baffling problems of measurement as some of the authors above.

-- 
Dave Chalmers                            (dave@cogsci.indiana.edu)      
Center for Research on Concepts and Cognition, Indiana University.
"It is not the least charm of a theory that it is refutable."

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