On quantum fundamentalism

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2307.12992v1
• Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2023 10:14:07 GMT
• Title: On quantum fundamentalism
• Authors: Francois-Igor Pris
• Abstract summary: For N. Bohr, the measurement problem is a pseudo-problem because any quantum phenomenon presupposes the classical context of an experimental setup and the use of classical concepts to describe it. Our approach is consistent with H. Zinkernagels interpretation, according to which Bohr's position is not only anti-fundamentalism, but also ontological anti-fundamentalism.
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• Abstract: According to one possible diagnosis of the quantum measurement problem, it is a consequence of quantum fundamentalism claiming that ontology and epistemology of the world are exclusively quantum, and classical physics is only an approximation. For N. Bohr, the measurement problem is a pseudo-problem because any quantum phenomenon presupposes the classical context of an experimental setup and the use of classical concepts to describe it. We consider Bohr's position from the point of view of our contextual quantum realism (CQR), inspired by the later Wittgenstein philosophy. Our approach is consistent with H. Zinkernagel's interpretation, according to which Bohr's position is not only epistemological anti-fundamentalism, but also ontological anti-fundamentalism.

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