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Physics, Philosophy, and the Nature of Reality

Year 2024, Issue: 60, 72 - 77, 30.06.2024
https://doi.org/10.26650/arcp.1280232

Abstract

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.

References

  • Bell, J. (2004). Speakable and unspeakable in Quantum Mechanisc. Cambridge: Cambridge Press. google scholar
  • Gell-Mann, M. (1994). The Quark and the Jaguar. New York: W.H. Freeman & Company. google scholar
  • Gibney, E. (2015). How gravity kills Schrödinger’s cat. Nature News , June 17,2015. doi:10.1038/nature.2015.17773. google scholar
  • Harrigan, N., & Spekkens, R. (2010). Einstein, Incompleteness, and the Epistemic View of Quantum States. Foundations of Physics , 40, 125-157. google scholar
  • Hawking, s., & Mlodinow, L. (2012). The Grand Design. New York: Bantam Books. google scholar
  • enrose, R. (1997). The Large, the Small and the Human Mind. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. google scholar
  • Richard, F., Leighton, R. & Sand, M., (1977). The Feynman Lectures on Physics. Vol.3. Reading. MA: Addison Wesley. google scholar
  • Schrödinger, E. (1983). "Quantum Theory and Measurement ed: Wheeler, J. & Zureck, W. The present situation in quantum mechanics." Princeton: Princeton University Press. google scholar
  • Weinberg, S. (1992). Dreams of Final Theory. New York: Pantheon Books. google scholar

Fizik, Felsefe ve Gerçekliğin Doğası

Year 2024, Issue: 60, 72 - 77, 30.06.2024
https://doi.org/10.26650/arcp.1280232

Abstract

Bilim ve felsefe, gerçekliğin doğasını anlamlandırma araştırması olarak betimlenebilir. Hatta bazen bu iki alan karşı karşıya getirilerek, bilimin başarısının felsefenin geçerliliğini baltaladığını öne sürerler. Ancak aranılan türden bir anlayış veya açıklama ile ilgilenmek farklı bir tablo sunar: Uygulandığı şekliyle çağdaş fizik bazen dünyanın net bir fiziksel açıklamasını sağlamakta başarısız olur. Einstein, Schrödinger ve John Bell tarafından ifade edilen standart kuantum teorisine yönelik memnuniyetsizliğin temelinde bu yatmaktadır. Bir örnek olarak, Schrödinger’in ünlü kedi örneğinin yakından incelenmesi fizikçilerin genellikle onun asıl amacını kaçırdığını göstermektedir. Felsefi bir eğilimin katkıda bulunabileceği şey, alternatif fizik değil, matematiksel bir biçimcilikten fiziksel bir resim çıkarmak için gerekli olan argümana gösterilen özendir.

References

  • Bell, J. (2004). Speakable and unspeakable in Quantum Mechanisc. Cambridge: Cambridge Press. google scholar
  • Gell-Mann, M. (1994). The Quark and the Jaguar. New York: W.H. Freeman & Company. google scholar
  • Gibney, E. (2015). How gravity kills Schrödinger’s cat. Nature News , June 17,2015. doi:10.1038/nature.2015.17773. google scholar
  • Harrigan, N., & Spekkens, R. (2010). Einstein, Incompleteness, and the Epistemic View of Quantum States. Foundations of Physics , 40, 125-157. google scholar
  • Hawking, s., & Mlodinow, L. (2012). The Grand Design. New York: Bantam Books. google scholar
  • enrose, R. (1997). The Large, the Small and the Human Mind. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. google scholar
  • Richard, F., Leighton, R. & Sand, M., (1977). The Feynman Lectures on Physics. Vol.3. Reading. MA: Addison Wesley. google scholar
  • Schrödinger, E. (1983). "Quantum Theory and Measurement ed: Wheeler, J. & Zureck, W. The present situation in quantum mechanics." Princeton: Princeton University Press. google scholar
  • Weinberg, S. (1992). Dreams of Final Theory. New York: Pantheon Books. google scholar
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Primary Language Turkish
Subjects History of Philosophy (Other)
Journal Section Çeviri
Authors

Tim Maudlin 0000-0001-8394-7264

Translators

Murat Yıldız

Publication Date June 30, 2024
Published in Issue Year 2024 Issue: 60

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Chicago Maudlin, Tim. “Fizik, Felsefe Ve Gerçekliğin Doğası”. Translated by Murat Yıldız. Felsefe Arkivi, no. 60 (June 2024): 72-77. https://doi.org/10.26650/arcp.1280232.