I was looking up some books on the philosophical side of Quantum by the "Masters" themselves! And I came across the "Encounters with Einstein" by Heisenberg. There were two comments that are worth putting down here for my readers.. as they tell a lot. The first one (by Michael Wischmeyer) discusses the worry and skepticism of that famous scientist, Heisenberg and also gives some good suggestions for further readings! These essays were first published by Seabury Press in 1983 under the title Tradition in Science. A new edition, titled Encounters with Einstein And Other Essays on People, Places, and Particles, was published in 1989 by Princeton University Press. Throughout his life Werner Heisenberg shared his enthusiasm for physics and philosophy, frequently giving presentations to general audiences. Several essays address the history of quantum physics. Others are more technical and include topics like cosmic radiation, particle physics, and closed-theories in physics. All essays are well-crafted and should be accessible to a wide audience. Heisenberg only met Einstein on a few occasions. The title essay, Encounters with Einstein, describes these encounters, including a final meeting at Princeton a few months before Einstein's death. While he admitted that he had never discussed politics with Einstein, Heisenberg did comment on Einstein's pacifism. Heisenberg does not discuss his own beliefs, nor his role in WWII Germany. Read more

Here are some interesting write ups that were posted by a commenter, Janet, at Intentblog in response to my article on Eternal Illusion What about the Collapse of the Brain-wave? “Consciousness causes collapse” is the theory that ‘observation’ by a ‘conscious’ observer is responsible for the 'wavefunction collapse’ in ‘quantum mechanics’. It is an attempt to solve the ‘Wigner's friend paradox’ by simply stating that collapse occurs at the first "conscious" observer. Supporters claim this is not a revival of ‘substance dualism’, since (in a ramification of this view) consciousness and objects are ‘entangled’ and cannot be considered as separate. The consciousness causes collapse theory can be considered as a speculative appendage to almost any interpretation of quantum mechanics and many physicists reject it as unverifiable and introducing unnecessary elements into physics. Read more