Tag: "quantum theory"

Heisenberg’s Philosophy of Quantum Mechanics

Kanan Purkayastha explains how Werner Heisenberg’s 1925 paper turned the quantum theory of the early 1900s into the quantum mechanics of today.
[Issue 172: February/March 2026: Articles]

The Possibility-Bearing Animal

Raymond Tallis explores a twilight zone.
[Issue 172: February/March 2026: Tallis in Wonderland]

Quantum Physics & Indian Philosophy

Punit Kumar and Sanjeev Kumar Varshney look into entangled worlds.
[Issue 170: October/November 2025: Articles]

Does Consciousness Cause Quantum Collapse?

Kelvin McQueen asks whether minds could directly influence physical reality.
[Issue 121: August/September 2017: Radical Theories of Consciousness]

Could The Universe Give A Toss?

Raymond Tallis thinks about probability and the frozen world of quantum mechanics.
[Issue 97: July/August 2013: Tallis in Wonderland]

On ‘Known-To-Be-False’ Materialist Philosophies of Mind

Graham Smetham argues that since quantum mechanics tells us that matter is dependent on the observer, the mind can’t be reduced to the brain.
[Issue 93: November/December 2012: Articles]

Help Wanted: Philosopher required to sort out Reality

Apply to Mike Alder or any school of physics.
[Issue 59: January/February 2007: Science Connections]

What’s New in Philosophy of Science?

So what’s going on in philosophy of science at the moment? Bora Dogan describes some of the current highlights.
[Issue 38: October/November 2002: The Impact of Science]

Nature Loves to Hide by Shimon Malin

Sam Nico commends Shimon Malin’s illuminating look at the philosophy in quantum physics.
[Issue 33: September/October 2001: Books]

Dan Dennett and my Quantum Proposition

Stephen Szanto on trying to combine the views of Roger Penrose and Dan Dennett on consciousness by what he calls his own modest proposition.
[Issue 32: June/July 2001: Articles]