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- From: chalmers@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu (David Chalmers)
- Subject: Re: QM reading list?
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- Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 20:24:27 GMT
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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.
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- 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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