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Consequences of General Covariance and
the Principle of Equivalence 		74
The Bending of Light 74
Gravitational Red-shift (Time Dilation) 77
The Curvature of Spacetime 81
Mach's Principle 88
Summary of the General Theory of Relativity 92
Chapter 5 Relativity and Realism 94
Two Separate Questions 94
The Way Nature Is 95
How Do We Know the Theory is True? 100
Summary 108
Chapter 6 Quantum Mechanics 110
Probability, Cause and Effect, and Determinism 110
Particles and Waves 116
The State Function, Complementarity, and the
Uncertainty Principle 		126
Spin and the EPR Experiment 133
Bell's Proof 139
Summary of Quantum Mechanics 150
Chapter 7 Quantum Mechanics and Realism 152
What to Make of Bell's Proof 153
The Quantum/ Classical Distinction 157
The Copenhagen Interpretation 159
The Measurement Problem 163
Alternative Interpretations of Quantum Mechanics 168
The Many-worlds Interpretation 168
The Consciousness Interpretation 169
It's All Quantum Mechanics 171
Bohm's Theory 172
Summary 175
Chapter 8 Realistic Realism 177
Two Kinds of Questions: Metaphysics and Epistemology 178
The Metaphysical Issue 180

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Publication Information: Book Title: Appearance and Reality: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Physics. Contributors: Peter Kosso - author. Publisher: Oxford University Press. Place of Publication: New York. Publication Year: 1998. Page Number: vi.
    
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