Abstract
Reexamining the quantum-classical relation : beyond reductionism and pluralism
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 99-101 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Metascience |
| Volume | 20 |
| Publication status | Published - 2010 |
Bibliographical note
At bottom, the aim of this book is the formulation and defence of a novelphilosophical stance concerning the general relation between successor theories in
science. But its method is inductive: almost the entire book is devoted to one
detailed case study, the relation between classical mechanics and quantum
mechanics. The author, Alisa Bokulich, dwells extensively on the history of
quantum mechanics and the philosophical ideas of its founding fathers and also on
recent developments in physics. The book has thus become a goldmine of
information and original ideas about quantum mechanics and its philosophy, in
addition to being a philosophical treatise about the relation between theories.