Karakostas, Vassilios (2012) Realism and objectivism in quantum mechanics. Journal for General Philosophy of Science, 43 (1).
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Abstract
The present study attempts to provide a consistent and coherent account of what the world could be like, given the conceptual framework and results of contemporary quantum theory. It is suggested that standard quantum mechanics can, and indeed should, be understood as a realist theory within its domain of application. It is pointed out, however, that a viable realist interpretation of quantum theory requires the abandonment or radical revision of the classical conception of physical reality and its traditional philosophical presuppositions. It is argued, in this direction, that the conceptualization of the nature of reality, as arising out of our most basic physical theory, calls for a kind of contextual realism. Within the domain of quantum mechanics, knowledge of ‘reality in itself’, ‘the real such as it truly is’ independent of the way it is contextualized, is impossible in principle. In this connection, the meaning of objectivity in quantum mechanics is analyzed, whilst the important question concerning the nature of quantum objects is explored.
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| Keywords: | classical physical ontology, quantum entanglement, nonseparability, contextuality, quantum object, objectivity, realism | ||||||
| Subjects: | Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Field Theory Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Mechanics General Issues > Realism/Anti-realism |
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| Depositing User: | Prof. Vassilios Karakostas | ||||||
| Date Deposited: | 07 Mar 2012 12:16 | ||||||
| Last Modified: | 07 Mar 2012 12:16 | ||||||
| Item ID: | 9042 | ||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Journal for General Philosophy of Science | ||||||
| Publisher: | Springer | ||||||
| Official URL: | http://www.springerlink.com/openurl.asp?genre=arti... | ||||||
| Subjects: | Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Field Theory Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Mechanics General Issues > Realism/Anti-realism |
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| Date: | 2012 | ||||||
| Volume: | 43 | ||||||
| Number: | 1 | ||||||
| URI: | https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/9042 |
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