Juan Miguel Marin 2009 Eur. J. Phys. 30 807 doi:10.1088/0143-0807/30/4/014
Juan Miguel Marin
Show affiliationsThis paper argues that a European controversy over a 'mystical' hypothesis, one assigning the mind a role to play at the material level of reality, shaped much of the debate over the interpretation of the quantum equations. It traces back the controversy to the past two decades, beginning in the late 1920s—birth of quantum theory—and concluding with Erwin Schrödinger's lectures published as 'Mind and Matter'. Becoming aware of the issues at stake can help us understand the historical, philosophical and cultural background from which today's physics emerged.
Issue 4 (July 2009)
Received 27 February 2009, in final form 27 February 2009
Published 14 May 2009
Juan Miguel Marin 2009 Eur. J. Phys. 30 807
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