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Quantum Intuition

Paul Thomas

Published Oct 20, 2025• 0 citations
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Henri Bergson, in “An Introduction to Metaphysics,” describes intuition as “the kind of intellectual sympathy by which one places oneself within an object to coincide with what is unique and consequently inexpressible”. 1 In this context, the “inexpressible” refers to the complexity of quantum phenomena, which can only be grasped through intuition. Intuition allows us to perceive what is otherwise ineffable—an ephemeral potentiality that is recognised through an “intellectual sympathy” with the external world. Bergson’s theory of intuition parallels Timothy Morton’s theory of Hyperobjects, such as climate change or environmentalism, which require the same intellectual sympathy to fully comprehend their vastness. Hyperobjects, being either too large or too small to manage directly, demand a holistic approach rather than segmentation into smaller, manageable pieces. When we fail to view them holistically, we risk disempowering connections and resorting to superficial “band-aid” solutions. Intellectual sympathy fosters a more inclusive and expansive understanding of such large-scale phenomena.

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10.4324/9781003683285-7

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It has become ever more clear over the past 70 years that reality is best described by a theory that no one fully understands and which cannot be applied to most everyday phenomena. Quantum theory has been subjected to many stringent tests and all of its predictions, however strange, have always been borne out. Originally developed to account for why atoms do not collapse and why they radiate and absorb energy in discrete amounts (quanta), it has now gone far beyond these rather simple beginnings. It is essentially a mathematical theory, so trying to describe it in words is analogous to transforming a picture into a poem. Inaccuracies, distortions and over-simplifications inevitably creep in. Nevertheless, one can convey the essence of the picture, and that is what is attempted here. Some grasp of what the material world is really like, and of the unfamiliar ways in which it can behave, is probably necessary to reaching an understanding of awareness and is certainly needed to comprehend the experimental evidence set out in Chapter 5.
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