Monday, May 29, 2017

Quantum and Mechanics

Since a mechanistic system is Deterministic, the discovery of indeterminacies in Quantum phenomena might occasion a change of rubric from 'Quantum Mechanics'.  Now, 'quantum' means 'how many', which indicates that quantum phenomena are fundamentally mathematical.  But, as many over the centuries--Phenomenalists, Kant, Gestaltists, etc.--have shown, the mathematical aspects of the objects of perception are contributed by the cognitive processes that produce them.  Thus, any surprise or dismay of Quantum Physicists at evidence that the objects of their study vary with the observation of them reflects only their commitment to the perhaps obsolete thesis that in Cognition, Subject and Object are inherently independent of one another.  So, a re-christening of their endeavor as 'Quantum Physics' might also be an opportunity to switch to a more appropriate Epistemological orientation.

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