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We argue that pursuing the aim of building satisfactory “views of quantum reality”, or “quantum ontologies”, is epistemologically legitimate and not subject to no-go theorems. The question as to what extent existing interpretations may be considered satisfactory from this point of view is dealt with on the basis of criteria elaborated within the post-Kantian philosophical tradition. The aim may also prove worth the effort from a purely scientific point of view, although it may imply such radical changes of the ordinary ways of thinking as to require very long times.
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Bergia, S., Fano, V. (1995). The Search for a Quantum Reality. In: Garola, C., Rossi, A. (eds) The Foundations of Quantum Mechanics — Historical Analysis and Open Questions. Fundamental Theories of Physics, vol 71. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-0029-8_4
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