This book is an overview of the philosophical issues raised by quantum theory. The author surveys many alternative interpretations of quantum theory, discusses important thought experiments related to the field, and describes and explains several physical experiments that affect the material. The book is well written and should be understandable by a student with an undergraduate quantum physics class. The more difficult mathematical arguments have been placed in the appendices, which can be skipped. The author appears to be reasonably fair and does not seem to push one particular interpretation over another, although more pages are naturally spent on the more prominent interpretations. I highly recommend this book to any physics student who wonders about Schrödinger's cat, the EPR paradox, and similar issues.
-George Stecher
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