A new interpretation of quantum theory, based on a bundle-theoretic view
of objective idealism
- URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2208.10964v2
- Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2022 11:34:23 GMT
- Title: A new interpretation of quantum theory, based on a bundle-theoretic view
of objective idealism
- Authors: Martin Korth
- Abstract summary: The 'weirdness' of quantum theory can be understood to derive from a vanishing distinguishability of indiscernible particles.
The claim is made that quantum theory can be interpreted in an intelligible way by positing a bundle-theoretic view of objective idealism instead of materialism.
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- Abstract: After about a century since the first attempts by Bohr, the interpretation of
quantum theory is still a field with many open questions. In this article a new
interpretation of quantum theory is suggested, motivated by philosophical
considerations. Based on the findings that the 'weirdness' of quantum theory
can be understood to derive from a vanishing distinguishability of
indiscernible particles, and the observation that a similar vanishing
distinguishability is found for bundle theories in philosophical ontology, the
claim is made that quantum theory can be interpreted in an intelligible way by
positing a bundle-theoretic view of objective idealism instead of materialism
as the underlying fundamental nature of reality.
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