Carnap on Quantum Mechanics
History and Philosophy of Physics
2026-05-11 v2 Quantum Physics
Abstract
This entry reviews Rudolf Carnap's philosophical views on the quantum mechanics of his time. It also offers some thoughts on how Carnap might have reacted to some recent developments in the foundations of quantum mechanics.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2304.09037,
title = {Carnap on Quantum Mechanics},
author = {Sebastian Horvat and Iulian D. Toader},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2304.09037},
year = {2026}
}
Comments
8 pages; forthcoming in Carnap Handbuch, Metzler, ed. by Georg Schiemer and Christian Damb\"ock