The shaky game
by Arthur Fine · first published 1986
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…confident as to make these kinds of career-breaking ontological commitments? The most excellent book I have read on the topic, and I highly recommend this to everyone on this thread: Arthur Fine "The Shaky Game: Einstein's Realism and the Quantum Theory". I would love to hear suggestions for books to read as follow-up to this.
on “What is quantum field theory and why is it incomplete?” ↗Anyone interested in Einstein's ontological and epistemological beliefs should read Arthur Fine's excellent "The Shaky Game - Einstein, Realism, and the Quantum Theory". One of the most rewarding books I have ever read.
on “Einstein's Philosophy of Science” ↗…when he talks about God it is Spinoza's God: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spinozism It is a key to understanding his theories. Einstein argues with quantum theory scientists: http://www.amazon.com/Shaky-Game-Science-Conceptual-Foundati... Black Holes do not destroy matter: http://guardianlv.com/2015/04/black-holes-do-not-destroy-mat... I could be wrong, my citations could be wrong, but this is the way we…
…drastic and new approach. I am delighted to see brave physicists making ontological commitments - perhaps they are not aware of the tangled web that awaits them. This is why Fine's book is called "The Shaky Game". Epistemological grounding for claims in physics is... shaky at best. I am not satisfied with Fine's concession - the NOA (natural ontological attitude). I believe that only a drastic solution will resolve…
on “What is quantum field theory and why is it incomplete?” ↗