@article{ART003226512},
author={Jung Won Lee},
title={Relational interpretation of quantum theory and relational ontology-beyond Carlo Rovelli to Hwe Ik Zhang-},
journal={PHILOSOPHY·THOUGHT·CULTURE},
issn={1975-1621},
year={2025},
number={48},
pages={117-148},
doi={10.33639/ptc.2025..48.005}
TY - JOUR
AU - Jung Won Lee
TI - Relational interpretation of quantum theory and relational ontology-beyond Carlo Rovelli to Hwe Ik Zhang-
JO - PHILOSOPHY·THOUGHT·CULTURE
PY - 2025
VL - null
IS - 48
PB - Research Institute for East-West Thought
SP - 117
EP - 148
SN - 1975-1621
AB - Quantum theory (or quantum mechanics) is a scientific theory that explores what exists in the quantum world beyond experience that we cannot directly observe, what laws govern it, and how they relate to the phenomena we have experienced. Because it deals with the beyond experience, there have been various interpretations of what ontological implications the mathematical tools of quantum theory have. In this regard, C. Rovelli recently proposed the relational interpretation newly. He asserts the relational characteristics of the quantum world, using the concept of physical variables and events that reveal well the relational and contextual (that is, relative) characteristics between the two physical systems. In this paper, first of all, I will examine Rovelli’s relational interpretation in detail. On the one hand, I will accept the relational perspective proposed by Rovelli positively, while on the other hand, I will critically examine the weak support for the ontological implications of the world that this relational perspective aims for, that is, relational ontology. Then, for a relational ontology with a stronger ontological meaning, I would like to propose Zhang Hwe-ik’s propensity interpretation as a complementary solution to Rovelli’s relational interpretation. Finally, I would like to propose a point of contact with Eastern thought, particularly Buddhism, at the level of raising the issue, in relation to the relational ontology with a stronger ontological meaning, which stresses the idea that the world is based on relational order.
KW - Quantum theory;relational interpretation;propensity interpretation;event ontology;relational ontology;Buddhism
DO - 10.33639/ptc.2025..48.005
ER -
Jung Won Lee. (2025). Relational interpretation of quantum theory and relational ontology-beyond Carlo Rovelli to Hwe Ik Zhang-. PHILOSOPHY·THOUGHT·CULTURE, 48, 117-148.
Jung Won Lee. 2025, "Relational interpretation of quantum theory and relational ontology-beyond Carlo Rovelli to Hwe Ik Zhang-", PHILOSOPHY·THOUGHT·CULTURE, no.48, pp.117-148. Available from: doi:10.33639/ptc.2025..48.005
Jung Won Lee "Relational interpretation of quantum theory and relational ontology-beyond Carlo Rovelli to Hwe Ik Zhang-" PHILOSOPHY·THOUGHT·CULTURE 48 pp.117-148 (2025) : 117.
Jung Won Lee. Relational interpretation of quantum theory and relational ontology-beyond Carlo Rovelli to Hwe Ik Zhang-. 2025; 48 : 117-148. Available from: doi:10.33639/ptc.2025..48.005
Jung Won Lee. "Relational interpretation of quantum theory and relational ontology-beyond Carlo Rovelli to Hwe Ik Zhang-" PHILOSOPHY·THOUGHT·CULTURE no.48(2025) : 117-148.doi: 10.33639/ptc.2025..48.005
Jung Won Lee. Relational interpretation of quantum theory and relational ontology-beyond Carlo Rovelli to Hwe Ik Zhang-. PHILOSOPHY·THOUGHT·CULTURE, 48, 117-148. doi: 10.33639/ptc.2025..48.005
Jung Won Lee. Relational interpretation of quantum theory and relational ontology-beyond Carlo Rovelli to Hwe Ik Zhang-. PHILOSOPHY·THOUGHT·CULTURE. 2025; 48 117-148. doi: 10.33639/ptc.2025..48.005
Jung Won Lee. Relational interpretation of quantum theory and relational ontology-beyond Carlo Rovelli to Hwe Ik Zhang-. 2025; 48 : 117-148. Available from: doi:10.33639/ptc.2025..48.005
Jung Won Lee. "Relational interpretation of quantum theory and relational ontology-beyond Carlo Rovelli to Hwe Ik Zhang-" PHILOSOPHY·THOUGHT·CULTURE no.48(2025) : 117-148.doi: 10.33639/ptc.2025..48.005
