Overview
This volume brings together philosophers and physicists to explore the parallels between Quantum Bayesianism, or QBism, and the phenomenological tradition. It is the first book exclusively devoted to phenomenology and quantum mechanics. By emphasizing the role of the subject’s experiences and expectations, and by explicitly rejecting the idea that the notion of physical reality could ever be reduced to a purely third-person perspective, QBism exhibits several interesting parallels with phenomenology. The central message of QBism is that quantum probabilities must be interpreted as the experiencing agent’s personal Bayesian degrees of belief – degrees of belief for the consequences of their actions on a quantum system. The chapters in this volume elaborate on whether and specify how phenomenology could serve as the philosophical foundation of QBism. This objective is pursued from the perspective of QBists engaging with phenomenology as well as the perspective of phenomenologists engaging with QBism. These approaches enable us to realize a better understanding of quantum mechanics and the world we live in, achieve a better understanding of QBsim, and introduce the phenomenological foundations of quantum mechanics. Phenomenology and QBism is an essential resource for researchers and graduate students working in the philosophy of physics, philosophy of science, quantum mechanics, and phenomenology.
Full Product Details
Author: Philipp Berghofer (University of Graz, Austria) ,
Harald A. Wiltsche (Linköping University, Sweden)
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint: Routledge
Weight: 0.750kg
ISBN: 9781032194059
ISBN 10: 1032194057
Pages: 398
Publication Date: 05 May 2025
Audience:
College/higher education
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Tertiary & Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
""Phenomenology and QBism joins the forces of the leading proponents of Quantum Bayesianism and phenomenology of physics to appraise the promise of phenomenology for the foundations of physics. The outcome is an exciting and inspiring collection of essays."" Mirja Hartimo, University of Helsinki, Finland
Author Information
Philipp Berghofer is a Post-Doc researcher and lecturer at the Philosophy Department of the University of Graz, Austria, and a former visiting fellow at the Center for Philosophy of Science at the University of Pittsburgh, USA (Spring Term 2023). His research focus centers around epistemology, phenomenology, and the philosophy of physics. Harald A. Wiltsche is Full Professor in Theoretical Philosophy at Linköping University, Sweden. Prior to that, he held positions at Stanford University, the University of Toronto, and the University of Graz. His main areas of research are the general philosophy of science, the philosophy of physics, and phenomenology.
