When David Bohm published his alternative theory of quantum mechanics in 1952, it was not received well; a recurring criticism was that it formed a reactionary attempt to return to classical physics. In response, Bohm emphasized the progressiveness of his approach, and even turned the accusation of classicality around by arguing that he wanted to move beyond classical elements still inherent in orthodox quantum mechanics. In later years, he moved more and more towards speculative and mystical directions.

This paper aims to explain this discrepancy between the ways in which Bohm's work on quantum mechanics has been received and the way in which Bohm himself presented it. I reject the idea that Bohm's early work can be described as mechanist, determinist, and realist, in contrast to his later writings, and argue that there is in fact a strong continuity between his work on quantum mechanics from the early 1950s and his later, more speculative writings. In particular, I argue that Bohm was never strongly committed to determinism and was a realist in some ways but not in others. A closer look at Bohm's philosophical commitments highlights the ways in which his theory of quantum mechanics is non-classical and does not offer a way to avoid all ‘quantum weirdness’.

大卫·波姆（David Bohm）在1952年发表他的量子力学替代理论时，并没有得到很好的认可。反复出现的批评是，它构成了一种回归古典物理学的反动尝试。作为回应，鲍姆强调了他的方法的进步性，甚至通过争论他想超越正统量子力学中固有的经典元素，从而扭转了对经典性的指责。在后来的几年中，他越来越朝着投机和神秘的方向发展。

本文旨在解释在收到鲍姆关于量子力学的工作方式与鲍姆本人提出的方式之间的差异。我拒绝鲍姆的早期工作与后来的著作相比可以被描述为机械主义者，确定论和现实主义者的观点，并且认为事实上他在1950年代初期到后来的量子力学研究之间有着很强的连续性，更多的投机作品。我特别指出，鲍姆从未坚定地致力于确定性，在某些方面是现实主义者，而在其他方面则不是。仔细观察博姆的哲学承诺，就可以看出他的量子力学理论是非经典的，并且没有提供避免所有“量子怪异”的方法。