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International Studies in Phenomenology and Philosophy

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The convergence of transcendental philosophy and quantum physics

Grete Henry-Hermann's 1935 pioneering proposal

pp. 329-344

Abstract

Her original attempt to save the kantian category of causality, by on the one hand retaining the universal validity of the pure concept of causality, while on the other hand accepting, with Bohr and Heisenberg, the definitive character of statistical predictions. Her attempt consists in showing that once a result has been actually obtained, it is possible, by working backwards, to reconstitute, retrospectively and completely, the causal chain which has necessarily produced such a result.

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Bitbol Michel, Kerszberg Pierre, Petitot Jean (2009) Constituting objectivity: transcendental perspectives on modern physics. Dordrecht, Springer.

Pages: 329-344

DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-9510-8_20

Full citation:

(2009) „The convergence of transcendental philosophy and quantum physics: Grete Henry-Hermann's 1935 pioneering proposal“, In: M. Bitbol, P. Kerszberg & J. Petitot (eds.), Constituting objectivity, Dordrecht, Springer, 329–344.