THE PROBLEM OF REALITY IN THE TEXTS OF NIELS BOHR
The article discusses a new understanding of the reality in the 20th century. Since the key figure in these changes was the Danish physicist Niels Bohr, we refer to his early and later articles to analyze the use of the term “reality”. Through an analysis of the terms, it is shown that Bohr describe...
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| description | The article discusses a new understanding of the reality in the 20th century. Since the key figure in these changes was the Danish physicist Niels Bohr, we refer to his early and later articles to analyze the use of the term “reality”. Through an analysis of the terms, it is shown that Bohr describes discoveries in earlier articles that are inconsistent with old concepts in physics, and it is these questions that will further lead him to a new understanding of reality. In the article we also indicate how many times and in what contexts the term “reality” is used. Further, we find that the term “reality” is more common in later articles than in his earlier works (Copenhagen’s interpretation of quantum theory had not yet been formulated at the time of writing the early works). Through the analyzing of usage of certain terms, we show how the emphasis in the early and late Bohr’s articles shifts. For many years, the Danish physicist has sought to clarify quantum theory. In some later articles, we note that the problems affect not only physical, but also other areas of knowledge. We also analyze the use of the term in later articles. This analysis shows how Niels Bohr’s discoveries in the nature of the objects of the micro-world lead him to questions about the nature of reality. How discoveries in the microcosm affect the new conception of reality is best traced in controversy with other physicists. As the most striking example, we took the article “Discussion with Einstein on epistemological problems in atomic physics”. In this article, Bohr describes the specific behavior of micro-objects, features of physical experiments and proves the idea that a fundamentally new (including ontological plan) understanding of physical processes is needed. An analysis of the terms shows that, from Bohr’s point of view, reality itself is as described by its quantum mechanics. We strive to show the evolution of Bohr’s views in the context of how they influenced the revision of all physics. We conclude that the discovery of stationary states in an atom is the first step to rethinking philosophical questions of a nature of reality. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3a81c796bbc149048ccc757e77db5d112022-12-21T23:20:51ZengV.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University PublishingВісник Харківського національного університету імені В.Н. Каразіна. Серія Філософія, філософські перипетії2226-09942414-59042019-12-0161202910.26565/2226-0994-2019-61-3THE PROBLEM OF REALITY IN THE TEXTS OF NIELS BOHRValentyna M. Rozhkovska0Odesa I. I. Mechnikov National UniversityThe article discusses a new understanding of the reality in the 20th century. Since the key figure in these changes was the Danish physicist Niels Bohr, we refer to his early and later articles to analyze the use of the term “reality”. Through an analysis of the terms, it is shown that Bohr describes discoveries in earlier articles that are inconsistent with old concepts in physics, and it is these questions that will further lead him to a new understanding of reality. In the article we also indicate how many times and in what contexts the term “reality” is used. Further, we find that the term “reality” is more common in later articles than in his earlier works (Copenhagen’s interpretation of quantum theory had not yet been formulated at the time of writing the early works). Through the analyzing of usage of certain terms, we show how the emphasis in the early and late Bohr’s articles shifts. For many years, the Danish physicist has sought to clarify quantum theory. In some later articles, we note that the problems affect not only physical, but also other areas of knowledge. We also analyze the use of the term in later articles. This analysis shows how Niels Bohr’s discoveries in the nature of the objects of the micro-world lead him to questions about the nature of reality. How discoveries in the microcosm affect the new conception of reality is best traced in controversy with other physicists. As the most striking example, we took the article “Discussion with Einstein on epistemological problems in atomic physics”. In this article, Bohr describes the specific behavior of micro-objects, features of physical experiments and proves the idea that a fundamentally new (including ontological plan) understanding of physical processes is needed. An analysis of the terms shows that, from Bohr’s point of view, reality itself is as described by its quantum mechanics. We strive to show the evolution of Bohr’s views in the context of how they influenced the revision of all physics. We conclude that the discovery of stationary states in an atom is the first step to rethinking philosophical questions of a nature of reality.https://periodicals.karazin.ua/philosophy/article/view/15173/14101realityquantum theoryatomoutlook |
| spellingShingle | Valentyna M. Rozhkovska THE PROBLEM OF REALITY IN THE TEXTS OF NIELS BOHR Вісник Харківського національного університету імені В.Н. Каразіна. Серія Філософія, філософські перипетії reality quantum theory atom outlook |
| title | THE PROBLEM OF REALITY IN THE TEXTS OF NIELS BOHR |
| title_full | THE PROBLEM OF REALITY IN THE TEXTS OF NIELS BOHR |
| title_fullStr | THE PROBLEM OF REALITY IN THE TEXTS OF NIELS BOHR |
| title_full_unstemmed | THE PROBLEM OF REALITY IN THE TEXTS OF NIELS BOHR |
| title_short | THE PROBLEM OF REALITY IN THE TEXTS OF NIELS BOHR |
| title_sort | problem of reality in the texts of niels bohr |
| topic | reality quantum theory atom outlook |
| url | https://periodicals.karazin.ua/philosophy/article/view/15173/14101 |
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