Questions About Meeting the Universe Halfway: Quantum Physics and the Entanglement of Matter and Meaning

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Is this book digestible by the intelligent lay person who hasn't got a background in Physics?

Forked Radish Judging by my perusal, I'd say it were only digestible to a person, intelligent, "lay", or otherwise, who doesn't have a "background in Physics" viz. …moreJudging by my perusal, I'd say it were only digestible to a person, intelligent, "lay", or otherwise, who doesn't have a "background in Physics" viz. any knowledge of physics whatsoever. And then it's only as digestible as a bowl of Sugar Smacks® topped with sauerkraut and anchovies, garnished with shredded Limburger cheese. Do yourself a favour and only go the the sources, especially Einstein, and avoid the "Science Explainers".(less)

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My main hesitation is Barad's influences from the philosophies of Bohr, a logical positivist who refused to discuss the implications of QM and instead insisted it was silly to even talk about what it "is" (resulting in the Copenhagen Interpretation encouraging the "shut up and calculate" phase of modern physic, essentially decoupling it from philosophy). Does Barad confronts the logical positivism of Bohr?

Hip Priest Read Barad. Trust in them. They will take you to places you never would have imagined.

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