Thanks, Frank. Great article.
This is reminiscent of the philosophical issue of the ontological vs the
epistemological that has been all over quantum theory for some time now.
This is the whole issue raised by the uncertainty principle. In quantum
theory it seems to be framed by the question of "what exists?" (the
"ontic") vs "what can be know?", or "what can we reliably measure" (the
"epistemic"). This issue is address in QM by "the quantum theory of
measurement", and is a basic topic in QM. There's a very good article on
this by a philosopher of science investigator named Harald Atmanspacher,
entitled "Determinism is Ontic, Determinability is Epistemic". It can be
obtained here from the PhilSci Arhive web site.
<http://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/939/>
Good reading,
Grant
On 6/8/15 7:19 PM, Frank Wimberly wrote:
Philosophy haters do not read the linked article. It mentions Andy
Norman. He is a member of the faculty at Carnegie Mellon, in the
department where I used to work. My daughter was a friend of his when
they were in high school in the 1980s. I am old.
Frank
http://m.chronicle.com/article/The-Attack-on-Truth/230631/
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