Cover -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Joint Foreword -- Part 1: Theory and Observation in Quantum Physics -- 1. Introduction -- Part I. Theory and Observation -- 2. The Relationship between Theory and Observation -- 3. Classification of Terms and Sentences -- 3.1 Empirical Terms -- 3.1.1 Observational Terms and Ostensive Learnability -- 3.1.2 Empirical Disposition Terms -- 3.2 Theoretical Terms -- 3.2.1 Theoretical Terms in the Broad Sense -- 3.2.2 Theoretical Terms in the Narrow Sense -- 3.3 Classification of Statements -- 4. Theory (In-)dependence -- 4.1 Theory (In-)dependence of Observational Language -- 4.2 Theory (In-)dependence of Observation -- 4.3 Linguistic Relativism -- 5. Ontological Status of Scientific Theories -- 5.1 Realism and Antirealism -- 5.2 Kinds of (Anti-)Realism -- 5.2.1 Fundamental Positions -- 5.2.2 Advanced Positions -- 5.3 The Case against Solipsism -- 5.4 The Case against Metaphysical Realism -- 5.5 The Case against Radical Constructivism -- 5.6 The Case for and against Constructive Realism -- 5.6.1 Inference of the Best Explanation -- 5.6.2 Pessimistic Meta-Induction -- 5.6.3 Intertheoretical Correspondence -- 5.6.4 Justification of Abduction according to Schurz -- 5.6.5 The Logical Positivist Objection -- 5.7 Towards a Modern Radical Empiricism -- 5.7.1 The Independence of Theory -- 5.7.2 Observational Language as Ostensively Learnable Language -- 5.7.3 The Limited Theory-Ladeness of Observational Language -- 5.7.4 Literalness of Theories -- Part II. Basics of Quantum Physics -- 6. The Classical Picture of the World -- 7. Experimental Basis of Quantum Physics -- 8. The Quantum Explanation -- 8.1 Wave-Particle Duality -- 8.2 Schrödinger Equation and Born Rule -- 8.3 Observables -- 8.4 Einstein-Podolski-Rosen Paradox and Quantum Entanglement -- 9. No-go Theorems -- 9.1 Bell's Theorem -- 9.2 Kochen-Specker Theorem.

10. Interpretations -- 10.1 Schrödinger's cat -- 10.2 Subjectivist Interpretations -- 10.3 Objective-Collapse Interpretations -- 10.4 Modal Interpretations -- 10.5 Many-Worlds Interpretation -- 10.6 Hidden-Variable Interpretations -- 10.7 Operational Approach -- Part III. Reflections on Quantum Physics -- 11. Theory and Observation in Quantum Physics -- 11.1 Observables and Observation -- 11.2 Theory or Interpretation? -- 11.3 Theory and Ontology -- 11.4 Structural Correspondences of Interpretations -- 12. Is Quantum Physics Acceptable? -- 12.1 Indeterminism -- 12.2 Value Definiteness -- 12.3 Measurement Problem -- 13. Ontology of Quantum Physics -- 13.1 Value Definiteness and Ontology -- 13.2 Interpretations and Ontology -- 13.2.1 Subjectivist Interpretations -- 13.2.2 Objective-Collapse Interpretations -- 13.2.3 Modal Interpretations -- 13.2.4 Many-Worlds Interpretation -- 13.2.5 Hidden-Variable Interpretations -- 13.2.6 Operational Approach -- 13.2.7 Interpretations and Ontological Parsimony -- 13.3 Literalness and the Challenge of Quantum Gravity -- 14. Conclusion -- References -- Part 2: Quantum Logic -- Introduction -- 1. Fundamentals of Classical Logic and Quantum Mechanics -- 1.1 Peculiarities of Quantum Mechanics -- 1.2 Classical Logic -- 2. Quantum logic and the distributive law -- 2.1 Birkhoff and von Neumann's argument -- 2.1.1 Popper's criticism -- 2.1.2 Schurz's criticism -- 2.2 Putnams's argument -- 2.2.1 Dummett's criticism -- 2.2.2 Stachel's criticism -- 2.3 Conclusion on the distributive law -- 3. Meaning and bivalence in Putnam's quantum logical system -- 3.1 Invariance of meaning -- 3.2 Bivalence -- 4. Conclusion -- References -- Joint Conclusion.