The Shaky Game

Author/Contributor(s):	Fine, Arthur
Publisher:	University of Chicago Press
Date:	12/15/1996
Binding:	Paperback
Condition:	NEW

In this new edition, Arthur Fine looks at Einstein's philosophy of science and develops his own views on realism. A new Afterword discusses the reaction to Fine's own theory.

What really led Einstein . . . to renounce the new quantum order? For those interested in this question, this book is compulsory reading.--Harvey R. Brown, American Journal of Physics

Fine has successfully combined a historical account of Einstein's philosophical views on quantum mechanics and a discussion of some of the philosophical problems associated with the interpretation of quantum theory with a discussion of some of the contemporary questions concerning realism and antirealism. . . . Clear, thoughtful, [and] well-written.--Allan Franklin, Annals of Science

Attempts, from Einstein's published works and unpublished correspondence, to piece together a coherent picture of 'Einstein realism.' Especially illuminating are the letters between Einstein and fellow realist Schrödinger, as the latter was composing his famous 'Schrödinger-Cat' paper.--Nick Herbert, New Scientist

Beautifully clear. . . . Fine's analysis is penetrating, his own results original and important. . . . The book is a splendid combination of new ways to think about quantum mechanics, about realism, and about Einstein's views of both.--Nancy Cartwright, Isis