Einstein's and Schrödinger's Notions of Universe and World in Physics and Philosophy

Johann Götschl

E. Schroedinger - a bibliographical sketch. Part 1 Physics in the philosophical system of Erwin Schroedinger: Erwin Schroedinger and the philosophy of the physicists holistic aspects of the Schrodinger equation Schroedinger's cat and the interpretation of quantum mechanics the Schroedinger function of macroscopic systems. Part 2 Life sciences and the theories of self in Erwin Schroedinger's philosophical system: Schroedinger's negentropy concept and biology determination and self-organization - Erwin Schroedinger's views on chance Schroedinger, the self and the genes Erwin Schroedinger and his contribution to a new understanding of living systems. Part 3 Erwin Schroedinger's world view and his philosophical system: on the scientific and humanistic thinking of Erwin Schroedinger during his last years Erwin Schroedinger as historian - notes towards an interpretation Erwin Schroedinger's position in the Einstein-Bohr debate the notion of consciousness in Schroedinger's philosophy of nature remembering Schroedinger the study of nature and the emergence of world view - philosophical reflections on E. Schreodinger's approach.

Johann Götschl

Tim Maudlin

Both science and philosophy have been characterized as seeking to understand the nature of reality. They are sometimes even pitted against each other, suggesting that the success of science undermines the relevance of philosophy. But attending to the sort of understanding or explanation being sought offers a different picture: contemporary physics as practiced sometimes fails to provide a clear physical account of the world. This lies at the root of the dissatisfaction with standard quantum theory expressed by Einstein, Schrödinger, and John Bell. As an example, close consideration of Schrödinger's famous cat example suggests that physicists often have missed his point. What a philosophical disposition can contribute is not alternative physics, but rather the sort of careful attention to argument needed to extract a physical picture from a mathematical formalism.

Sergei Syrovatkin

Henry Mehlberg, Robert S. Cohen

Tim Maudlin, Murat Yıldız

Both science and philosophy have been characterized as seeking to understand the nature of reality. They are sometimes even pitted against each other, suggesting that the success of science undermines the relevance of philosophy. But attending to the sort of understanding or explanation being sought offers a different picture: contemporary physics as practiced sometimes fails to provide a clear physical account of the world. This lies at the root of the dissatisfaction with standard quantum theory expressed by Einstein, Schrodinger, and John Bell. As an example, close consideration of Schrodinger’s famous cat example suggests that physicists often have missed his point. What a philosophical disposition can contribute is not alternative physics, but rather the sort of careful attention to argument needed to extract a physical picture from a mathematical formalism.