ORTHODOX ANTI-REALISM AT THE BEGINNING OF QUANTUM MECHANICS

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https://doi.org/10.20873/2024_v3_21

Abstract

ABSTRACT

The theme of orthodox anti-realism at the beginning of quantum mechanics arises from the perspective of discussing the problem involving the clash between realism and anti-realism in the early days of quantum mechanics, especially within the Copenhagen interpretation, led by Niels Bohr and Werner Heisenberg. In general terms, the aim is to highlight the ontological assumptions and metaphysical concepts used in the various conceptions that make up the aforementioned interpretation, particularly Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle. The methodology for this analysis will be a literature review, and therefore a bibliographical survey, based on the most up-to-date information on the subject in question. The aim of this article is to demonstrate how realism and anti-realism, as philosophical perspectives, deal with the nature of reality and the relationship between theoretical concepts and empirical observations. Realism presents a view that postulates the existence of objective reality, independent of human observations, while anti-realism maintains that the theoretical concepts and entities proposed by scientific theories cannot have a direct correspondence with reality, independent of observations. In this paper, the reader will see a discussion of these two strands in the early days of quantum mechanics and their consequences for understanding the world of quanta.

Keywords: Antirealism, uncertainty, quantum mechanics.

 

 

Published

2024-04-22

How to Cite

Melo, M., & Simões, E. (2024). ORTHODOX ANTI-REALISM AT THE BEGINNING OF QUANTUM MECHANICS. DESAFIOS - Revista Interdisciplinar Da Universidade Federal Do Tocantins, 11(3). https://doi.org/10.20873/2024_v3_21