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It is generally believed that quantum physics refutes realism, materialism, determinism, and perhaps even rationality. These beliefs, central to the so-called Copenhagen interpretation, were held by the very fathers of the new physics, particularly Niels Bohr (1934), Max Born (1953), Werner Heisenberg (1958), and Wolfgang Pauli (1961).
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Bunge, M. (2012). Does Quantum Physics Refute Realism, Materialism and Determinism?. In: Evaluating Philosophies. Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science, vol 295. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-4408-0_15
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