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Seeking meaning

Maurice Goodman

Published Feb 1, 2022• 0 citations

Abstract

A response to Robert Crease’s Critical Point article “Quantum conundrum”, which discusses how philosophers of science are searching for the meaning of quantum mechanics.

DOI: 10.1088/2058-7058/35/02/28

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