Critique of the Quantum Power of Judgment | A Transcendental Foundation of Quantum Objectivity

Hernán Pringe

ISBN 10: 3110196115 / ISBN 13: 9783110196115

Published by De Gruyter, 2007

Critique of the Quantum Power of Judgment | A Transcendental Foundation of Quantum Objectivity | Hernán Pringe | Buch | XI | Englisch | 2007 | De Gruyter | EAN 9783110196115 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Walter de Gruyter GmbH, De Gruyter GmbH, Genthiner Str. 13, 10785 Berlin, productsafety[at]degruyterbrill[dot]com | Anbieter: preigu Print on Demand. Seller Inventory # 101928241

Synopsis:

The Critique of the Quantum Power of Judgement analyzes the a priori principles which underlie the empirical knowledge provided by quantum theory. In contrast to other transcendental approaches to quantum physics, none of the transcendental principles established by Kant is modified in order to cope with the new epistemological situation that arises with the asumption of the quantum postulate. Rather, by considering Bohr's views, it is argued that classical concepts provide the mathematical formalism of quantum theory with physical reference through symbolic analogies in the strict Kantian sense. The main result of the investigation is the determination of the highest principle under which quantum objects are subsumed. This principle states that the conditions of the possibility of the systematic unity of contextual experience are at the same time the conditions of the possibility of quantum objects. Upon this principle rests the possibility of any a priori synthetic knowledge of quantum objects. Therefore, the Critique of the Quantum Power of Judgement yields the prolegomena to any future quantum metaphysics.

About the Author:

Hernán Pringe, University of Pittsburgh, USA.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Critique of the Quantum Power of Judgment | ...
Publisher: De Gruyter
Publication Date: 2007
Binding: Buch
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