This book pursues an investigation at the intersection of philosophy of physics and philosophy of language, and offers a critical analysis of rival explanations of the semantic facts of quantum mechanics. The author presents new insights, including a reworking of Einstein's incompleteness argument, a fresh take on Bohr's correspondence principle, and several critiques of recent views in the philosophy of quantum logic. The book will be of interest to scholars and students whose philosophical work concerns language, logic, or physics.

Discusses metasemantic problems of quantum mechanics and quantum logic Examines both representationalist and non-representationalist approaches to meaning Reconsiders the possibility of a rational reconstruction of quantum mechanics

Autorentext

Iulian Danut Toader (PhD) teaches in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Vienna, where he was deputy head of the Institute Vienna Circle until 2023. He completed his graduate studies at the University of Notre Dame in the U.S.A, where he obtained his PhD in Philosophy in 2011, under the direction of Michael Detlefsen and Don Howard.

Inhalt

Preface.- Acknowledgements.- Chapter 1. The metasemantics of quantum mechanics.- Chapter 2. The problem of categoricity.- Chapter 3. The problem of permanence.- Chapter 4. The logic of quantum mechanics.- Chapter 5. Quantum inferentialism.- Chapter 6. The logical perfection of physical theories.- Index.