Fritz London and the measurement problem: a phenomenological approach.
In this paper, I discuss the possible relations between Fritz London's account of the status of the observer in quantum physics and transcendental phenomenology. Firstly, I discuss Steven French's interpretation of London's thesis as a phenomenological account of the status of the observer, along wi...
| Published in: | Continental Philosophy Review Vol. 54; no. 4; pp. 453 - 482 |
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