The Crisis in Physics
Dialectical Materialism and Quantum Theory
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11924528 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Andrew Cross (0009-0002-7492-0320, c/o J. Clarke, 89 Pathfield Road, London SW16 5PA, UK., corresponding author) |
| Year | 1991 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 735-759 |
| Publication date | 1991-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Studies of Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0306-3127 • E-ISSN: 1460-3659 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/030631291021004005 |
| OpenAlex | W1993044971 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 6 |
This paper examines the resurgence of interest in the interpretation of quantum theory which occurred in the late 1940s and 1950s, and seeks to uncover its political origins in a perceived clash between the post-War Stalinist interpretation of dialectical materialism and the `Copenhagen' interpretation of quantum mechanics. In examining the debate that followed this renewed interest, certain issues concerning scientific argument are touched upon. These relate particularly to the progress of scientific dispute in a context in which no appeal to experiment can be made. This unusual state of affairs raises questions as to whether such disputes can be resolved, and if so, how. In order to explore these questions, the outcomes of the debates in the USSR and in the West are discussed
Appeal · Argument (complex analysis · Context (archaeology · Dialectic · Dialectical materialism · Economics · Epistemology · Historical materialism · Interpretation (philosophy · Marxist philosophy · Materialism · Political science · Politics · Positive economics · Sociology · State (computer science · Biofield Effects and Biophysics · History · Law · Philosophy · Philosophy and History of Science · Quantum Mechanics and Applications
Comment on `The Crisis in Physics'
Bohm's theory of quantum mechanics and the notion of classicality
The missing history of Bohm's hidden variables theory
Engels and Natural Science
Contesting American hegemony
The Ontology and Social Dimension of Knowledge
Dialectics and World Politics
Beating the Untrodden Paths
Bohm's theory
Quantum mechanics and the postmodern in one country
| Unique citing works | 10 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.29 |
| Citation span | 1992 - 2024 (33) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 10 |