Copyright © 1999 by Princeton University Press Published by Princeton University Press, 41 William Street, Princeton, New Jersey 08540 In the United Kingdom: Princeton University Press, Chichester, West Sussex Translated from the French edition of Roland Omnès, Philosophie de la science contemporaine (Paris: © Editions Gallimard, 1994) All Rights Reserved Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Omnès, Roland [Philosophie de la science contemporaine. English] Quantum philosophy: understanding and interpreting contemporary science / Roland Omnès; translated by Arturo Sangalli. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-691-02787-0 (cl.: alk. paper) 1. Physics—Philosophy. 2. Mathematics—Philosophy. 3. Science—Philosophy. 4. Quantum theory. I. Title. QC6.055 1999 530′.01—dc21 98-42445 Published with the assistance of the French Ministry of Culture This book has been composed in Sabon The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of ANSI/NISO Z39.48-1992 (R1997) (Permanence of Paper) http://pup.princeton.edu Printed in the United States of America 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2 |