TRANSCENDENCE AND ORTHODOXY IN QUANTUM-MECHANICS

In this paper the measurement problem in quantum mechanics is discusse d. It is argued that transcendental experiences of Bohr and Einstein a re responsible for mystical aura associated with quantum mechanics and that the Bohr-Einstein debate did not address proper foundational iss ues. The orthodoxy of van Kampen and Gottfried and the statistical int erpretation of Ballentine need to be synthesized for a logically consi stent quantum theory. The need for a new fundamental theory to describ e elementary individual objects is pointed out, and a possible approac h is outlined.