Consciousness and the Wigner's friend problem

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Consciousness and the Wigner's friend problem by Bernard d’Espagnat.

Information and fundamental elements of the structure of quantum theory by Caslav Brukner and Anton Zeilinger

So Quantum Mechanics is nothing but footnotes to Plato. Is Philosophy dead?

 

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We do not allow discussions of philosophy - not because there's anything inherently wrong with the subject but because the resulting discussions have proven unreasonably difficult to moderate effectively.

Thus, this thread is closed. The two linked papers, written by generally well-regarded experts, are worth reading if your interests run in that direction, but this is not the place for further discussion.