Philosophy of Quantum Theory

Harvard FAS

This course is officially cross-listed with the Department of Philosophy.Quantum theory is our most empirically successful scientific framework. The theory reliably accounts for the measurement results of atomic clocks and particle accelerators to many decimal places, and much of our modern technology relies on it. However, the theory’s axiomatic foundations are arguably either inconsistent or incomplete, and there is still no consensus over what the theory entails about the world. This…