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Whereas the Copenhagen interpretation of quantum mechanics is notorious as a contradiction of a common sense realistic worldview, I will try to show that ordinary speech reveals the use of an implicit logic that recalls, in a way, the Copenhagen interpretation. An attempt is made to formalize this logic, concerning deontic concepts and propositional attitudes. The suggested approach also allows the avoidance of some well-known paradoxes of standard deontic logic.
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Unt, A. (2001). The Copenhagen Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics and Common Sense. In: Vihalemm, R. (eds) Estonian Studies in the History and Philosophy of Science. Boston Studies in the Philosophy of Science, vol 219. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-0672-9_18
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