Re: QM reading list?

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2 total messages Started by Michael Hand Thu, 21 Jan 1993 19:33

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Author: Michael Hand
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 19:33

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I'm certainly no one to judge, but a friend of mine who's an
expert in phil of QM says that the best thing for somebody like
me (so presumably like you too) is the new book by David Albert
(Alpert?) from Harvard U.P.  He compared it favorably to the
books by Redhead and by van Fraasen.
B-o} Michael
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Re: QM reading list?

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Author: 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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