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The Shaky Game

Einstein, Realism and the Quantum Theory

By: Arthur Fine

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Paperback | 15 December 1996 | Edition Number 1

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In this new edition, Arthur Fine looks at Einstein's philosophy of science and develops his own views on realism. A new Afterword discusses the reaction to Fine's own theory.

"What really led Einstein . . . to renounce the new quantum order? For those interested in this question, this book is compulsory reading."—Harvey R. Brown, American Journal of Physics

"Fine has successfully combined a historical account of Einstein's philosophical views on quantum mechanics and a discussion of some of the philosophical problems associated with the interpretation of quantum theory with a discussion of some of the contemporary questions concerning realism and antirealism. . . . Clear, thoughtful, [and] well-written."—Allan Franklin, Annals of Science

"Attempts, from Einstein's published works and unpublished correspondence, to piece together a coherent picture of 'Einstein realism.' Especially illuminating are the letters between Einstein and fellow realist Schrödinger, as the latter was composing his famous 'Schrödinger-Cat' paper."—Nick Herbert, New Scientist

"Beautifully clear. . . . Fine's analysis is penetrating, his own results original and important. . . . The book is a splendid combination of new ways to think about quantum mechanics, about realism, and about Einstein's views of both."—Nancy Cartwright, Isis

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Prefaces
The Shaky Game
The Young Einstein and the Old Einstein
Einstein's Critique of Quantum Theory: The Roots and Significance of EPR
What Is Einstein's Statistical Interpretation, or, Is It Einstein for Whom Bell's Theorem Tolls?
Schrouml;dinger's Cat and Einstein's: The Genesis of a Paradox
Einstein's Realism
The Natural Ontological Attitude
And Not Antirealism Either
Is Scientific Realism Compatible with Quantum Physics? Afterword
Bibliography Publication Credits
Index
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