Physics, Philosophy, and the Nature of Reality
Both science and philosophy have been characterized as seeking to understand the nature of reality. They are sometimes even pitted against each other, suggesting that the success of science undermines the relevance of philosophy. But attending to the sort of understanding or explanation being sought...
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| description | Both science and philosophy have been characterized as seeking to understand the nature of reality. They are sometimes even pitted against each other, suggesting that the success of science undermines the relevance of philosophy. But attending to the sort of understanding or explanation being sought offers a different picture: contemporary physics as practiced sometimes fails to provide a clear physical account of the world. This lies at the root of the dissatisfaction with standard quantum theory expressed by Einstein, Schrodinger, and John Bell. As an example, close consideration of Schrodinger’s famous cat example suggests that physicists often have missed his point. What a philosophical disposition can contribute is not alternative physics, but rather the sort of careful attention to argument needed to extract a physical picture from a mathematical formalism. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-95fdb6a55a7147a98b90b01d617afd122025-08-20T02:10:42ZdeuIstanbul University PressFelsefe Arkivi2667-76442024-06-0160727710.26650/arcp.1280232123456Physics, Philosophy, and the Nature of RealityTim Maudlin0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8394-7264Murat Yıldız1New York University, New-York, United-StatesKaramanoğlu Mehmetbey Üniversitesi, Karaman, TurkiyeBoth science and philosophy have been characterized as seeking to understand the nature of reality. They are sometimes even pitted against each other, suggesting that the success of science undermines the relevance of philosophy. But attending to the sort of understanding or explanation being sought offers a different picture: contemporary physics as practiced sometimes fails to provide a clear physical account of the world. This lies at the root of the dissatisfaction with standard quantum theory expressed by Einstein, Schrodinger, and John Bell. As an example, close consideration of Schrodinger’s famous cat example suggests that physicists often have missed his point. What a philosophical disposition can contribute is not alternative physics, but rather the sort of careful attention to argument needed to extract a physical picture from a mathematical formalism.https://cdn.istanbul.edu.tr/file/JTA6CLJ8T5/04EDADC9510B4DD68564BAD46D25061Dquantum theorybeablesschrodinger’s catjohn bellphilosophy |
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