The possibility of ontology in the theory of quantum physics
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https://doi.org/10.23925/1984-3585.2023i27p99-117Keywords:
quantum mechanics, physics, philosophy, metaphysics, ontologyAbstract
This article presents the main theories in the field of quantum physics as well as their ontologies. We are not looking for a dialogue with advanced metaphysical theories in the field of philosophy, not even for an extensive exploration of the established bibliography in the sciences. One book is used for the general exposition of the theories, their development, and consequences: Quantum ontology: A guide to the metaphysics of quantum mechanics by Peter J. Lewis. The paper adopts an approach in which breadth is preferred over depth. A careful comparison with other metaphysical theories would have brought a more specific view of the possible background problems both in the ontology (ontologies) derived from quantum mechanics and in the theories compared between themselves, but the consequence would have been the neglect of other possibilities of theory of quantum mechanics. Instead, the paper presents a broad overview in order to contextualize the readers in a research field and leave more specific topics for another occasion.
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