Quantum mechanics as subjectivity and projective stimulus
Tóm tắt
In this paper I attempt to show that subjectivity, as an input to the creative core of physics, is a misunderstood, but crucial factor. Utilizing Rapaport's fundamental paper, “Principles Underlying Projective Techniques” which identifies the determinants of the projective technique as: 1. lack of organization, 2. undifferentiation, 3. closeness to the core of the personality, and 4. the meaning of the stimulus being unknown to the subject, a link is suggested to quantum mechanics. It is further suggested the revolutionary nature of quantum mechanics satisfies the projective criterion of the material being “unorganized or unfamiliar so that the function of organization can become predominant” (Rapaport 1942, p. 93).
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