Quantum Mechanics as a Principle Theory

Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part B: Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics 31 (1):75-94 (2000)
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I show how quantum mechanics, like the theory of relativity, can be understood as a 'principle theory' in Einstein's sense, and I use this notion to explore the approach to the problem of interpretation developed in my book Interpreting the Quantum World.

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