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Heisenberg's Indeterminacy Principle and Life

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 March 2022

A. Bachem
A. Bachem*
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University of Illinois, Chicago Professional Colleges.
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Heisenberg's (3) principle of indeterminacy or uncertainty has led most theoretical physicists and philosophers to two important steps: 1) the denunciation of the law of physical causality; 2) the decision of biological and psychological problems in favor of indeterminism.

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Research Article
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Philosophy of Science , Volume 19 , Issue 4 , October 1952 , pp. 261 - 272
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Copyright © 1952, The Williams & Wilkins Company

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