Heisenberg on Science, Language, and the Question of Objectivity
Far from regarding physical science as a universal model of human knowledge, Werner Heisenberg relativized the scientificity of natural science, situating this domain of knowledge in a wide range of our modes of experiencing the world. In this paper, with a focus on his critical analysis of the...
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Far from regarding physical science as a universal model of human knowledge, Werner Heisenberg relativized the scientificity of natural science, situating this domain of knowledge in a wide range of our modes of experiencing the world. In this paper, with a focus on his critical analysis of the notion of objectivity in quantum theory and other fields, I survey Heisenberg’s view of the world as divided into six distinct areas of reality, including – but not centered on – physical science. I also seek to show how this conception of the structure of reality, specifically of the relation between different areas of reality, is mediated by his mis- or reinterpretation of Bohr’s idea of complementarity.
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spelling | doaj.art-13c24d1d41d94c22907f70912c4afeb12023-09-03T07:17:15ZdeuUZHEnergeia1869-42332010-01-01II10.55245/energeia.2010.001Heisenberg on Science, Language, and the Question of ObjectivityMakoto Katsumori0Akita University Far from regarding physical science as a universal model of human knowledge, Werner Heisenberg relativized the scientificity of natural science, situating this domain of knowledge in a wide range of our modes of experiencing the world. In this paper, with a focus on his critical analysis of the notion of objectivity in quantum theory and other fields, I survey Heisenberg’s view of the world as divided into six distinct areas of reality, including – but not centered on – physical science. I also seek to show how this conception of the structure of reality, specifically of the relation between different areas of reality, is mediated by his mis- or reinterpretation of Bohr’s idea of complementarity. https://energeia-online.org/article/view/3363Heisenberg, quantum theory, Bohr, complementarity, science, philosophy, objectivity, reality, language |
spellingShingle | Makoto Katsumori Heisenberg on Science, Language, and the Question of Objectivity Energeia Heisenberg, quantum theory, Bohr, complementarity, science, philosophy, objectivity, reality, language |
title | Heisenberg on Science, Language, and the Question of Objectivity |
title_full | Heisenberg on Science, Language, and the Question of Objectivity |
title_fullStr | Heisenberg on Science, Language, and the Question of Objectivity |
title_full_unstemmed | Heisenberg on Science, Language, and the Question of Objectivity |
title_short | Heisenberg on Science, Language, and the Question of Objectivity |
title_sort | heisenberg on science language and the question of objectivity |
topic | Heisenberg, quantum theory, Bohr, complementarity, science, philosophy, objectivity, reality, language |
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