How to Think Quantum-Logically

Putnam, Hilary

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How to Think Quantum-Logically

Hilary Putnam⁷

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The heart of the quantum-logical interpretation of quantum mechanics is the following ‘proportion’:

$$\frac{{CEOMETRY}}{{GENERALRELATITY}} = \frac{{LOGIC}}{{QUANTUMMECHANICS}}$$

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Putnam, H., ‘Mathematics Without Foundations’, Journal of Philosophy 64 (1967), 5–22.
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Putnam, H., Is Logic Empirical’, in R. Cohen and M. Wartofsky (eds.), Boston Studies in the Philosophy of Science, Vol. 5, D. Reidel, Dordrecht, 1968.
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Putnam, H. (1976). How to Think Quantum-Logically. In: Suppes, P. (eds) Logic and Probability in Quantum Mechanics. Synthese Library, vol 78. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-9466-5_3

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