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There is by now a variety of views concerning the general position of quantum physics in natural philosophy. This variety appears clearly in measurement theory, which is a necessary part of any consistent description of physical phenomena on the quantum level. The orthodox view reflects a radical departure from the traditional attitude in the analysis of the external world, an attitude of mind inherited from the rationalistic tradition. Subjective elements have been introduced into physics with the von Neumann paradigm, and this seems to be unavoidable within the orthodox scheme. Another variant of this scheme, i.e. Bohr’s analysis of the measurement process, requires the abandonment of any description of nature that would be unique and independent of different ‘levels’ of phenomena. It is no wonder that alternative interpretations have been sought, since the orthodox view implies philosophical consequences which are not easy to accept.
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Marić, Z., Živanović, D.J. (1976). The Stochastic Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics and the Theory of Measurement. In: Flato, M., Maric, Z., Milojevic, A., Sternheimer, D., Vigier, J.P. (eds) Quantum Mechanics, Determinism, Causality, and Particles. Mathematical Physics and Applied Mathematics, vol 1. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-1440-3_9
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