Mara Beller
Biographic Data
| ID | 1107419 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mara Beller |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mara |
| FAMILY NAME | Beller |
| SIGNATURE | BELLER M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Hebrew University of Jerusalem |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 26 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1983 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Quantum Dialogue
Jocular Commemorations
‘Against the stream’—Schrödinger's interpretation of quantum mechanics
Criticism and Revolutions
The Argument In this paper I argue that Kuhn's and Hanson's notion of incommensurable paradigms is rooted in the rhetoric of finality of the Copenhagen dogma — the orthodox philosophical interpretation of quantum physics. I also argue that arguments for holism of a paradigm, on which the notion of the impossibility of its gradual modification is based, misinterpret the Duhem-Quine thesis. The history of science (Copernican, Chemical, and Quantum …
The Rhetoric of Antirealism and the Copenhagen Spirit
This paper argues against the possibility of presenting a consistent version of the Copenhagen Interpretation of Quantum Physics, characterizing its founders' philosophical pronouncements including those on the realism-antirealism issue, as a contingent collection of local, often contradictory, moves in changing theoretical and sociopolitical circumstances. The paper analyzes the fundamental differences of opinion between Bohr and the mathematica…
Einstein and Bohr's Rhetoric of Complementarity
The ArgumentThe aim of this paper is to provide a critical perspective for Einstein's opposition to the Copenhagen interpretation of quantum physics, by analyzing the ingenious rhetoric of Bohr's principle of complementarity. I argue that what Bohr presents as arguments of "inevitability" are in fact merely arguments for the consistency of the quantum-mechanical scheme. Einstein's resistance to being persuaded by this potent technique of argument…
The birth of Bohr's complementarity
Born's probabilistic interpretation
The Ghost in the Atom
Experimental Accuracy, Operationalism, and Limits of Knowledge - 1925 to 1935
The ArgumentThis paper analyzes the complex and many-layered interrelation between the realization of the inevitable limits of precision in the experimental domain, the emerging quantum theory, and empirically oriented philosophy in the years 1925-1935. In contrast to the usual historical presentation of Heisenberg's uncertainty principle as a purely theoretical achievement, this work discloses the experimental roots of Heisenberg's contribution.…
Wie es eigentlich gewesen?The Creation of Quantum Mechanics and the Bohr-Pauli Dialogue. John Hendry
Matrix Theory before Schrodinger
Matrix Theory before Schrodinger
The birth of Bohr's complementarity
Born's probabilistic interpretation
The Rhetoric of Antirealism and the Copenhagen Spirit
This paper argues against the possibility of presenting a consistent version of the Copenhagen Interpretation of Quantum Physics, characterizing its founders' philosophical pronouncements including those on the realism-antirealism issue, as a contingent collection of local, often contradictory, moves in changing theoretical and sociopolitical circumstances. The paper analyzes the fundamental differences of opinion between Bohr and the mathematica…
Experimental Accuracy, Operationalism, and Limits of Knowledge - 1925 to 1935
The ArgumentThis paper analyzes the complex and many-layered interrelation between the realization of the inevitable limits of precision in the experimental domain, the emerging quantum theory, and empirically oriented philosophy in the years 1925-1935. In contrast to the usual historical presentation of Heisenberg's uncertainty principle as a purely theoretical achievement, this work discloses the experimental roots of Heisenberg's contribution.…
Jocular Commemorations
Einstein and Bohr's Rhetoric of Complementarity
The ArgumentThe aim of this paper is to provide a critical perspective for Einstein's opposition to the Copenhagen interpretation of quantum physics, by analyzing the ingenious rhetoric of Bohr's principle of complementarity. I argue that what Bohr presents as arguments of "inevitability" are in fact merely arguments for the consistency of the quantum-mechanical scheme. Einstein's resistance to being persuaded by this potent technique of argument…
Matrix Theory before Schrodinger
Wie es eigentlich gewesen?The Creation of Quantum Mechanics and the Bohr-Pauli Dialogue. John Hendry
Experimental Accuracy, Operationalism, and Limits of Knowledge - 1925 to 1935
The ArgumentThis paper analyzes the complex and many-layered interrelation between the realization of the inevitable limits of precision in the experimental domain, the emerging quantum theory, and empirically oriented philosophy in the years 1925-1935. In contrast to the usual historical presentation of Heisenberg's uncertainty principle as a purely theoretical achievement, this work discloses the experimental roots of Heisenberg's contribution.…
The Ghost in the Atom
Born's probabilistic interpretation
The birth of Bohr's complementarity
Einstein and Bohr's Rhetoric of Complementarity
The ArgumentThe aim of this paper is to provide a critical perspective for Einstein's opposition to the Copenhagen interpretation of quantum physics, by analyzing the ingenious rhetoric of Bohr's principle of complementarity. I argue that what Bohr presents as arguments of "inevitability" are in fact merely arguments for the consistency of the quantum-mechanical scheme. Einstein's resistance to being persuaded by this potent technique of argument…
The Rhetoric of Antirealism and the Copenhagen Spirit
This paper argues against the possibility of presenting a consistent version of the Copenhagen Interpretation of Quantum Physics, characterizing its founders' philosophical pronouncements including those on the realism-antirealism issue, as a contingent collection of local, often contradictory, moves in changing theoretical and sociopolitical circumstances. The paper analyzes the fundamental differences of opinion between Bohr and the mathematica…
‘Against the stream’—Schrödinger's interpretation of quantum mechanics
Criticism and Revolutions
The Argument In this paper I argue that Kuhn's and Hanson's notion of incommensurable paradigms is rooted in the rhetoric of finality of the Copenhagen dogma — the orthodox philosophical interpretation of quantum physics. I also argue that arguments for holism of a paradigm, on which the notion of the impossibility of its gradual modification is based, misinterpret the Duhem-Quine thesis. The history of science (Copernican, Chemical, and Quantum …
Jocular Commemorations
Quantum Dialogue
Philosophy (10 works) · Quantum Mechanics and Applications (10 works) · Philosophy and History of Science (9 works) · Physics (9 works) · Epistemology (8 works) · Quantum mechanics (8 works) · Philosophy, Science, and History (6 works) · Theoretical physics (6 works) · Bohr model (5 works) · Quantum (5 works)