What do philosophers "get" that physicists don't?

One physicist “got” something that a lot of philosophers still don’t, and this was Niels Bohr, when he said: > There is no quantum world. There is only an abstract quantum physical description…   Top stories for {NAME} [Quora](   [What do philosophers "get" that physicists don't?]( Karl Muller, B.Sc. Hons. Applied Mathematics & Physics, University of the Witwatersrand (1978) • [Updated November 22, 2018]( [One physicist “got” something that a lot of philosophers still don’t, and this was Niels Bohr, when he said: There is no quantum world. There is only an abstract quantum phy... Read more » [Upvote] 2K [Comment] 225](   [I'm a single dad and my daughter started wearing less and less around the house. Should I say anything to her about it?]( Seraphina • [Answered May 28]( [A few things might be happening. She’s testing what she can get away with. She’s feeling more and more comfortable around you, and/or she’s trying to get your attention. Do... Read more » [Upvote] 1.8K [Comment] 629](   [Which rock band had the best three album run? That is a run of three straight great albums.]( James Martin, studied Reading & Elementary Education at Russell Sage College (1983) • [Updated June 8]( [Some artists have more than three consecutive great albums in a row, so I’ve taken the three I believe are the strongest and put those others, before and after, in parenthe... Read more » [Upvote] 209 [Comment] 132](   [Is 'Dune' the greatest sci-fi story ever written?]( Eric M. Van, World Fantasy Award-nominated Conference Programmer • [Updated June 11]( [I have a standard line about Dune that I used to use as a science fiction convention panelist. It would always get laughter, and I think that it was knowing laughter. “Dune ... Read more » [Upvote] 1.7K [Comment] 307](   [When you're under anesthesia and they put that tube down your throat to take over your breathing, how does it know not to blow air when you are exhaling and how does it know how much air is in your lungs, so it doesn't blow in too much or too little?]( Michael Bezman, M.D., former Anesthesiologist, Retired • [Answered June 13]( [Let's review the steps needed to put someone under general anesthesia and inserting a breathing tube in the trachea ("down one's throat"). The patient receives a dose of hyp... Read more » [Upvote] 46 [Comment] 2](   [Why do houses in Amsterdam have hooks?]( Mansoor, lives in Amsterdam (2020-present) • [Answered February 23]( [Because Amsterdam is and was an expensive city. If you notice, only the older houses have these hooks. It all started about 300 years ago. Back then, when these houses were ... Read more » [Upvote] 11K [Comment] 271](   [What are some songs with disturbing lyrics?]( Rick Klugman, Knows a few things about rock and heavy metal. • [Answered August 10, 2017]( [When this song was released in the mid-70s it got tons of air time. Maybe it was a sign of the times, I don't know, but nobody said boo about it. And considering the song i... Read more » [Upvote] 632 [Comment] 354](   [What was the biggest design flaw to ever occur in history? How was it fixed if it was?]( Patrick Bachler, Always curious • [Updated March 12]( [I’d vote for the Standard Oil building in Chicago. Imagine a 275 lb piece of marble falling 84 stories. That is why the entire building had to be recovered from marble to gr... Read more » [Upvote] 2.7K [Comment] 99](   [What are your thoughts on people who have tattoos?]( Vitmor, That Hollywood Guy • [Answered June 10]( [Hi. See this guy? By looking at him you might think he’s a hooligan. Roaming the streets, getting involved in crime, a low-life no-good rapper in your eyes. On stage, he goes... Read more » [Upvote] 378 [Comment] 26](   [Is it bad to learn a few different piano pieces at once (e.g. learn 1 piece for 30 minutes, then go to the next and so on, then come back to the first piece and so on)?]( Mark Arnest, former Music Director at Unitarian Universalist Church (2010-2021) • [Answered December 19, 2017]( [A piano teacher once told me that she’d learned to identify which students would go the farthest in piano. It wasn’t necessarily the ones with the most talent; it was, she ... Read more » [Upvote] 334 [Comment] 24](   [I broke Newton’s 3rd law and confirmed it mathematically. Who does an average guy contact to peer review this finding?]( Joshua Engel, not a physicist • [Answered June 7]( [You contact me. Here’s my review: You’re wrong. If you want more you can write send me your “mathematical confirmation”. I’ll follow Landau’s example and tell you which line ... Read more » [Upvote] 367 [Comment] 116](   [If evolution theory is true, is there any evidence of any living thing evolving to something else since the documentation of science began centuries ago?]( Hans Proebsting, lives in Australia (1955-present) • [Answered June 9]( [No there isn’t, because evolution is true. Single living things do not evolve. Populations of a species do. Read Darwin again before asking any more questions … it’s all expl... Read more » [Upvote] 38 [Comment] 3]( [Read more in your feed]( Never miss a story. Designed for readers on the go.   [Download on the App Store]( it on Google Play](   Missing out on Quora emails? Be sure to add us to your primary inbox. This email was sent by Quora (605 Castro Street, Mountain View, CA 94041). If you don't want to receive this type of email in the future, please [unsubscribe](.