Alexander Wendt, Quantum mind and social science: unifying physical and social ontology

IF 2.2 1区社会学 Q1 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

International Theory Pub Date : 2022-02-14 DOI:10.1017/s1752971921000038

Toni Erskine, Stefano Guzzini, David A. Welch

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Abstract

Abstract Alexander Wendt's Quantum Mind and Social Science hypothesizes that all intentional phenomena, including both psychological and social facts, are macroscopic quantum mechanical processes. Whether right or wrong, the suggestion highlights the fact that the social sciences, including IR, have until very recently never systematically discussed the potential relevance to our work of the quantum revolution a century ago. According to Wendt, that has left social scientists today – positivists and interpretivists alike – operating from an implicit and impoverished 19th century worldview that cannot accommodate important facts about human subjectivity. This symposium features critiques of Wendt's vision from multiple perspectives and a response, for one of the first airings of the classical-quantum debate in an IR context.

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量子心灵与社会科学:统一物理和社会本体论

亚历山大·温特的《量子心理与社会科学》假设所有有意现象，包括心理事实和社会事实，都是宏观的量子力学过程。无论是对是错，这一建议都强调了一个事实，即包括IR在内的社会科学，直到最近才系统地讨论了一个世纪前量子革命与我们工作的潜在关联。根据温特的说法，这使得今天的社会科学家——实证主义者和解释主义者都是如此——从一种隐含的、贫乏的19世纪世界观出发，这种世界观不能容纳关于人类主体性的重要事实。本次研讨会从多个角度对温特的观点进行了批评，并对其进行了回应，这是在红外背景下首次播出的经典量子辩论之一。

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