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Is it True; or is it False; or Somewhere in Between? The Logic of Quantum Theory

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Physical Theory and its Interpretation

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Isham, C. (2006). Is it True; or is it False; or Somewhere in Between? The Logic of Quantum Theory. In: Demopoulos, W., Pitowsky, I. (eds) Physical Theory and its Interpretation. The Western Ontario Series in Philosophy of Science, vol 72. Springer, Dordrecht . https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-4876-9_8

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