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Work #604 · Late

Speakable and Unspeakable in Quantum Mechanics

John S. Bell
1987 (papers 1964-86) · English
Foundations of physics / philosophy of physics · Foundations of quantum mechanics

Bell's 1987 collected papers — including the 1964 Bell's theorem on quantum non-locality

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Attribute Speakable and Unspeakable in Quantum Mechanics (Late)
Time · Extent Infinite
Time · Ontological Status Substantival
Time · Grain Continuous
Time · Freedom Non-Deterministic
Time · Traversability Linear
Time · Dimensionality One
Time · Direction Uni-directional
Space · Extent Infinite
Space · Ontological Status Substantival
Space · Curvature Curved
Space · Dimensionality Three
Space · Locality Non-Local
Matter · Extent Infinite
Matter · Ontological Status Substantival
Matter · Conservation Conserved
Matter · Dimensionality Three
Matter · Locality Non-Local
Observer · Time Instance Single
Observer · Space Instance Single
Observer · Knowledge Extent Partial
Observer · Knowledge Retainment Total
Observer · Physicality Embodied
Observer · Agency Both
Observer · Number Plural
Observer · Metaphysical Agency None
Observer · Moral Authority Reason
Observer · Theological Method
Energy · Extent Infinite
Energy · Ontological Status Substantival
Energy · Conservation Conserved
Energy · Dispersibility Irreversible
Information · Ontological Status Substantival
Information · Cosmic Conservation Conserved
Information · Personal Conservation Conserved
Information · Granularity Continuous

Dimension-by-Dimension Evidence

What each work's passages reveal about its stance on each of the six dimensions.

Time

Speakable and Unspeakable in Quantum Mechanics

The quantum-mechanical time.

Space

Speakable and Unspeakable in Quantum Mechanics

Central — the non-local quantum space.

Matter

Speakable and Unspeakable in Quantum Mechanics

The quantum-entangled matter.

Observer

Speakable and Unspeakable in Quantum Mechanics

The quantum observer.

Energy

Speakable and Unspeakable in Quantum Mechanics

Quantum energies.

Information

Speakable and Unspeakable in Quantum Mechanics

Foundational quantum-mechanical-foundational framework.

Internal Tensions

Where each work's argument pulls against itself.

Speakable and Unspeakable in Quantum Mechanics

Bell's theorem (1964) has been experimentally confirmed and is foundational for contemporary quantum philosophy.