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Bishop Berkeley: Esse est percipe. QM link?
To what extent does Berkeley's idea of the impotance of the observer relate to their role in the collapse of the wave function? Does he anticipate tge Measurement Problem?
 
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TL;DR Summary: Bishop Berkeley: Esse est percipe. QM link?
Google "quantum mechanics bishop berkeley". There are lots of essays and discussions for you to absorb.
 
edmund cavendish said:
TL;DR Summary: Bishop Berkeley: Esse est percipe. QM link?

To what extent does Berkeley's idea of the impotance of the observer relate to their role in the collapse of the wave function? Does he anticipate tge Measurement Problem?
Do you mean importance or impotence?
 
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