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A Phenomenological Revision of E. E. Harris's Dialectical HolismDialectical Holism in Space-Time and Particle Physics

A Phenomenological Revision of E. E. Harris's Dialectical Holism: Dialectical Holism in... [The purpose of this chapter is to introduce and evaluate the arguments and conceptual corner stones that are essential in a dialectical holist philosophy of physics. In Sect. 3.1, Harris’s appeal to relativity as empirical support of dialectical relations and the unifying principle is assessed for its theoretical viability. The aim of Sect. 3.2 is to evaluate Harris’s holism in the standard model of cosmology and in quantum theory. These sections reveal that Harris’s identification of the unifying principle in macro and micro scales of physics remains plausible and is echoed in contemporary works. However, Harris’s conception of the Concrete Universal is at odds with the reductive unity espoused by proponents of the SM. Harris’s appeal to anthropic reasoning is introduced in Sect. 3.3, where his implicit motivations for linking the philosophical discussions of cosmos and mind is clarified and defended.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

A Phenomenological Revision of E. E. Harris's Dialectical HolismDialectical Holism in Space-Time and Particle Physics

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Springer International Publishing
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© The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
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978-3-030-65028-5
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89 –119
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10.1007/978-3-030-65029-2_3
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[The purpose of this chapter is to introduce and evaluate the arguments and conceptual corner stones that are essential in a dialectical holist philosophy of physics. In Sect. 3.1, Harris’s appeal to relativity as empirical support of dialectical relations and the unifying principle is assessed for its theoretical viability. The aim of Sect. 3.2 is to evaluate Harris’s holism in the standard model of cosmology and in quantum theory. These sections reveal that Harris’s identification of the unifying principle in macro and micro scales of physics remains plausible and is echoed in contemporary works. However, Harris’s conception of the Concrete Universal is at odds with the reductive unity espoused by proponents of the SM. Harris’s appeal to anthropic reasoning is introduced in Sect. 3.3, where his implicit motivations for linking the philosophical discussions of cosmos and mind is clarified and defended.]

Published: Oct 13, 2021

Keywords: Dialectical relations; Unifying principle; Relativity; Quantum mechanics; Anthropic reasoning

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