A Few Words about the Interpretation of Physical Theory - a Contribution to the Most Recent Discussions of a Certain Intractable Problem
Abstract
The issue of the interpretation of quantum mechanics is bound up with the more general problem of the interpretation of physical theory. In the present paper, a simple way to clarify the discussion is proposed, and some new difficulties connected with the interpretation of quantum mechanics are presented.References
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