Fine's “Shaky Game” (And Why Noa is no Ark for Science)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10705486 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Richard H Schlagel (George Washington University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1991 |
| Volume | 58 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 307-323 |
| Publication date | 1991-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Philosophy of Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0031-8248 • E-ISSN: 1539-767X |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1086/289618 |
| OpenAlex | W2265710249 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 9 |
The primary title of this essay is derived from Arthur Fine's recent book, The Shaky Game (1986), which is a rephrasing of “risky game”, a term Einstein applied to the defenders of the Copenhagen interpretation of quantum mechanics, claiming that “‘most of them simply do not see what sort of risky game they are playing with reality‘” (Fine 1986, 2). Just as Einstein's term indicates his disagreement with this standard interpretation of quantum mechanics, Fine's term is being used to express disapproval of his interpretation of the philosophy of physics of Einstein and Bohr. The subtitle forecasts my evaluation of Fine's attempt in NOA (the “Natural Ontological Attitude”) to provide a satisfactory ontological basis of scientific inquiry
Bohr model · Einstein · Epistemology · Interpretation (philosophy) · Philosophy of science · Physics · Quantum mechanics · Subtitle · Term (time) · Theoretical physics · Philosophy · Philosophy and History of Science · Quantum Mechanics and Applications · Science and Climate Studies
| Citations per year | 0.06 |
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| Citation span | 1994 - 2000 (7) |
| Highly cited | No |