Negative Consequences of the Quantum-Relativistic Breakthrough in the Philosophy of Nature

• Authors: Jan Czerniawski

Title variants

PL

Negatywne skutki przełomu kwanto-relatywistycznego w filozofii przyrody

EN

Negative Consequences of the Quantum-Relativistic Breakthrough in the Philosophy of Nature

• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

PL

The quantum-relativistic breakthrough in physics has radically changed the scientific worldview. Several basic intuitions, which underlie traditional philosophy of nature, has been abandoned. As a result of this fact, scientists started to pronounce themselves as the highest authority in the philosophy of nature, leaving for the philosophers only the role of commentators. However, it is not physical theories, but their certain interpretations, or disinterpretations, which contradict common intuitions. In the case of relativistic theory, there is an alternative interpretation which allows us to reconcile its content with pre-relativistic intuitions. Therefore it suggest that we should be critical also to other alleged consequences of the „new physics”.

• Publisher: University of Warsaw, Institute of Philosophy
• Journal: Filozofia Nauki
• Year: 1996
• Volume: 4
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 17-22

Dates

published

1996-06-01

Contributors

author

Jan Czerniawski