Complementarity Beyond Physics Niels Bohr's Parallels
In this study Arun Bala examines the implications that Niels Bohr’s principle of complementarity holds for fields beyond physics. Bohr, one of the founding figures of modern quantum physics, argued that the principle of complementarity he proposed for und
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ARUN BALA
Complementarity Beyond Physics
Arun Bala
Complementarity Beyond Physics Niels Bohr’s Parallels
Arun Bala
ISBN 978-3-319-39783-2 ISBN 978-3-319-39784-9 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-39784-9
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
I would like to acknowledge Asia Research Institute (National University of Singapore), Rotman Institute of Philosophy (Western University), and Department of Philosophy (University of Toronto) for offering me positions, facilities, and an atmosphere of indispensable intellectual stimulation that made this study possible. I would also like to tender my heartfelt gratitude to many friends and colleagues who helped to enhance both the range and rigor of this work. In particular, I would like to thank James Robert Brown, Andrew Brennan, Donald Wiebe, Prasenjit Duara, Richard Arthur, Lee Keekok, Joergen Moeller, Ng Chee Yuen, Wayne Myrvold, and Ten Chin Liew for many stimulating discussions and invaluable feedback. I would also like to express my indebtedness to my teachers Anthony Leggett and Jeffrey Bub who first set me probing more deeply the philosophical issues raised by the quantum theory, and led me to wonder whether Bohr was right after all. Finally I would like to voice my deepest gratitude to my partner-in-life Selvarani for her patience, encouragement, and unrelenting support.
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CONTENTS
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Complementarity Beyond Physics
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Biological Complementarity of the Molecular and Functional
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Psychological Complementarity of Spectator and Actor
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Anthropological Complementarity of the Natural and Cultural
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Complementarity and Unity of Knowled
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