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Patrick Heelan’s phenomenology and hermeneutics of observation in quantum mechanics

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Abstract

Patrick Heelan, with background in quantum theory and in hermeneutic phenomenology, investigated not only the hermeneutical philosophy of science but also the parallels between quantum mechanics and human experience in general and the logic of changes of worldview. Heelan’s closeness to Aristotle and Lonergan, often neglected, is discussed, and issues concerning Heelan’s treatment of the social context of science are raised.

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Metadaten
Titel
Patrick Heelan’s phenomenology and hermeneutics of observation in quantum mechanics
verfasst von
Val Dusek
Publikationsdatum
27.03.2021
Verlag
Springer London
Erschienen in
AI & SOCIETY / Ausgabe 6/2023
Print ISSN: 0951-5666
Elektronische ISSN: 1435-5655
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00146-021-01188-y

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