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Some aspects of the problem of measurement in quantum theory are treated. We stress that the problem is both physical and conceptual, that the physical problem has been solved and the conceptual one is inherent in quantum theory. We also deal with some remarks made by Wigner concerning physics and the explanation of life, and present alternative positions on the mind-matter relationship within a deterministic framework, as we see them.
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Freundlich, Y. Mind, matter, and physicists. Found Phys 2, 129–148 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00708497
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