The Logic of Quantum Theory Revisited

• Mauricio Suárez ^[1]
  1. [1] Universidad Complutense de Madrid

     Universidad Complutense de Madrid

     Madrid, España

     
• Localización: Análisis. Revista de investigación filosófica, ISSN-e 2386-8066, Vol. 12, Nº. 1, 2025, págs. 47-92
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.26754/ojs_arif/a.rif.2025111864
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    El presente artículo es una reproducción fidedigna e inalterada de mi disertación, o tesis fin de máster, presentada en 1992 en la London School of Economics (LSE), con mínimas correcciones editoriales. Viene precedida de una nueva introducción que explica las razones que hacen relevante su publicación, derivadas del debate actual en torno al llamado ‘problema de la adopción’ en filosofía de la lógica contemporánea.

  • English

    This article is an unaltered and faithful reproduction of my 1992 MSc dissertation at the London School of Economics (LSE), with very minor editorial amendments, and a new introduction explaining why its publication is timely in the wake of the current debate around the so-called ‘adoption problem’ in contemporary philosophy of logic.

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