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This article reconsiders the three concepts stated in its title—reality, phenomena, and atomicity—in terms of the concept of “reality without realism,” which follows and in part radicalizes Bohr’s view of quantum reality. It also addresses the work of A. N. Whitehead and H. Stapp from this perspective.
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Plotnitsky, A. Reality, Phenomena, and Atomicity after Bohr. Act Nerv Super 62, 1–5 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41470-019-00056-x
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