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There is a widely spread impression that realism has been swept away from the reign of physical science once and for all since quantum mechanics came into being. This implies that QM provides a decisive support to anti-realism and is not compatible with any realism, whichever form it takes. However, such an opinion is unable to hold its position. In fact, QM is neither a menace to realism (or anti-realism) nor a decisive support to anti-realism (or realism). That is to say: the status of QM in the dispute of realism vs. anti-realism is neutral.
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Dingguo, H. (1996). On the Neutral Status of QM in the Dispute of Realism vs. Anti-Realism. In: Cohen, R.S., Hilpinen, R., Renzong, Q. (eds) Realism and Anti-Realism in the Philosophy of Science. Boston Studies in the Philosophy of Science, vol 169. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-8638-2_22
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