Counterfactual logic and the Hardy paradox: Remarks on Shimony and Stein's criticism of Stapp's proof

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This is an extended critique of comments made by Abner Shimony and Howard Stein on Henry Stapp’s proof of the non-locality of quantum mechanics. Although I claim that ultimately Stapp’s proof does not establish its purported conclusion, yet Shimony and Stein’s criticism contains a number of weak points, which need to be clarified.

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Tomasz Bigaj
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