Quantum Entanglement, Metaphysics of Relations, Dispositionalism and Е. J. Lowe's Ontology
https://doi.org/10.25205/2541-7517-2021-19-2-8-35
Abstract
The paper aims to make а fair supplement to the concept of "metaphysics of relations" (bу М. Esfeld) with а coгrect coгresponding interpretation of the dispositional natшe of characteristics within Е. J. Lowe's ontology. А reasoning from science to philosophy leads М. Esfeld to the conclusion that "quantum entanglement understood in terms of non-separability of states speaks for the metaphysics of relations that denies the presence of intrinsic characteristics of the related systems". The same naturalistic argument provides rationale for the Е. J. Lowe's claim that "the attribution of а characteristics to а given kind could bе metaphysically contingent" for "the laws of nature can bе exactly what they are revealed to us, only because there are no other substantial kinds that could instantiate objects". As а heuristics for the intentional interpretation ofE. J. Lowe's dispositionalism we deal with the requirements of "time-relativeness" and "relevance to causality" from W. Malzkorn's list of criteria of satisfactory representation of dispositions.
About the Author
N. V. Golovko
Novosibirsk State University; Institute of Philosophy and Law of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Doctor of Sciences (Philosophy), Associate Professor
Novosibirsk
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Golovko N.V. Quantum Entanglement, Metaphysics of Relations, Dispositionalism and Е. J. Lowe's Ontology. Siberian Journal of Philosophy. 2021;19(2):8-35. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.25205/2541-7517-2021-19-2-8-35
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