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Following upon the overthrow of the classical world picture by the findings of quantum mechanics, physicists have proposed a broad gamut of alternative world views. The present book begins with the major recognition that each of these suffers from a certain "residual Cartesianism" that has been smuggled in, as it were, unconsciously. It turns out, moreover, that the moment one discards this hidden and problematic premise, quantum theory begins to "make sense" in a way that it never has before. As the author goes on to show, it now becomes possible, for the first time, to integrate the findings of quantum physics into a world view that is neither forced nor ad hoc, but conforms to the permanent intuitions of mankind. Surprisingly, this treatise can be read with pleasure and profit, not only by scientists, but also by readers previously unacquainted with the technical conceptions of physics or the quantum-reality literature.

 Table of Contents

	Preface
	Rediscovering the Corporeal World	1
	What Is the Physical Universe?	21
	Microworld and Indeterminacy	43
	Materia Quantitate Signata	67
	On Whether "God Plays Dice"	85
	In The Beginning	99
	Appendix: Quantum Theory: A Brief Introduction	115
	Glossary	137
	Index of Names	140