Quantum Bayesianism Assessed
The idea that the quantum probabilities are best construed as the personal/subjective degrees of belief of Bayesian agents is an old one. In recent years the idea has been vigorously pursued by a group of physicists who fly the banner of quantum Bayesianism (QBism). The present paper aims to identif...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2019
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| Online Access: | View Fulltext in Publisher |
| Summary: | The idea that the quantum probabilities are best construed as the personal/subjective degrees of belief of Bayesian agents is an old one. In recent years the idea has been vigorously pursued by a group of physicists who fly the banner of quantum Bayesianism (QBism). The present paper aims to identify the prospects and problems of implementing QBism, and it critically assesses the claim that QBism provides a resolution (or dissolution) of some of the long-standing foundations issues in quantum mechanics, including the measurement problem and puzzles of nonlocality. © 2019 The Author(s). Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved. |
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| ISBN: | 00269662 (ISSN) |
| DOI: | 10.1093/monist/onz017 |