Bohr's Anti-Realist Realism in Contemporary (Quantum) Physics and
Philosophy
- URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2306.13975v1
- Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2023 14:09:20 GMT
- Title: Bohr's Anti-Realist Realism in Contemporary (Quantum) Physics and
Philosophy
- Authors: Christian de Ronde
- Abstract summary: We discuss the influential role of Niels Bohr's work in the anti-realist realist re-foundation of physics.
We will focus in how, still today, anti-realist realism continues to rule the contemporary post-modern research in both (quantum) physics and philosophy.
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- Abstract: We discuss the influential role of Niels Bohr's work in the anti-realist
realist re-foundation of physics that took place during the 20th century. We
will focus in how, developing the modern co-relational matrix of scientific
understanding, his essentially anti-realist scheme was able to capture, subvert
and defeat the realist program of science through the establishment of a
weakened impotent form of "religious realism" grounded on faith instead of
scientific conditions. Finally, we will focus in how, still today, anti-realist
realism continues to rule the contemporary post-modern research in both
(quantum) physics and philosophy.
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