A Phenomenological Approach to Quantum Mechanics

A Phenomenological Approach to Quantum Mechanics, 1st Edition, presents an understanding of quantum physics grounded in Edmund Husserl's phenomenological philosophy. Steven French examines quantum measurement theory by intertwining historical context with philosophical inquiry.

The book focuses on the 1939 quantum measurement account published by physicists Fritz London and Edmund Bauer. French argues that London approached the measurement problem through phenomenology studied in his student years, showing that consciousness retains a role fundamentally distinct from previous interpretations.

By introducing a continental perspective into a discourse largely dominated by analytic philosophy, the work offers an alternative reading of the measurement process. It situates London and Bauer's historical analysis within ongoing debates by contrasting their proposal with modern interpretations of quantum mechanics.