The Copenhagen Interpretation
The Copenhagen interpretation—due largely to the Danish theoretical physicist Niels Bohr, shown in —remains a quantum mechanical formalism that is widely accepted amongst physicists, some 75 years after its enunciation. According to this interpretation, the probabilistic nature of quantum mechanics is not a temporary feature which will eventually be replaced by a deterministic theory, but instead must be considered a final renunciation of the classical idea of causality
The Copenhagen interpretation has philosophical implications to the concept of determinism.
According to the theory of determinism, for everything that happens there are conditions such that, given those conditions, nothing else could happen. Determinism and free-will seem to be mutually exclusive.
If the universe, and any person in it are governed by strict and universal laws , then that means that a person's behavior could be predicted based on sufficient knowledge of the circumstances obtained prior to that person's behavior. However, the Copenhagen interpretation suggests a universe in which outcomes are not fully determined by prior circumstances but also by probability. This gave thinkers alternatives to strictly bound possibilities, proposing a model for a universe that follows general rules but never had a predetermined future.
Source: Boundless. “Philosophical Implications.” Boundless Physics. Boundless, 26 May. 2016. Retrieved 31 Jul. 2016 from https://www.boundless.com/physics/textbooks/boundless-physics-textbook/introduction-to-quantum-physics-28/history-and-quantum-mechanical-quantities-182/philosophical-implications-675-6347/
Source: Boundless. “Philosophical Implications.” Boundless Physics. Boundless, 26 May. 2016. Retrieved 31 Jul. 2016 from https://www.boundless.com/physics/textbooks/boundless-physics-textbook/introduction-to-quantum-physics-28/history-and-quantum-mechanical-quantities-182/philosophical-implications-675-6347/
Source: Boundless. “Philosophical Implications.” Boundless Physics. Boundless, 26 May. 2016. Retrieved 31 Jul. 2016 from https://www.boundless.com/physics/textbooks/boundless-physics-textbook/introduction-to-quantum-physics-28/history-and-quantum-mechanical-quantities-182/philosophical-implications-675-6347/
Source: Boundless. “Philosophical Implications.” Boundless Physics. Boundless, 26 May. 2016. Retrieved 31 Jul. 2016 from https://www.boundless.com/physics/textbooks/boundless-physics-textbook/introduction-to-quantum-physics-28/history-and-quantum-mechanical-quantities-182/philosophical-implications-675-6347/
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