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Seven Principles of Quantum Philosophy: From Planck to Bohr
The Philosophy the 20th Century Forgot.
Between 1900 and 1927, the quantum revolution shattered our understanding of reality. Did this seismic shift in physics demand a corresponding revolution in philosophy? The canonical answer remains no, but this book argues that the necessary philosophy is simply waiting to be unearthed.
Timed for the 2027 centenary of the Copenhagen interpretation, Seven Principles of Quantum Philosophy: From Planck to Bohr proposes that the theoretical concepts underpinning early quantum mechanics provide the scaffolding for a radical new metaphysics. It moves beyond the eternal unchanging forms of the Platonic-Classical paradigm and the timeless geometrical ideas of the Cartesian-Modern paradigm to outline a distinct Quantum paradigm defined by finiteness, temporality and interaction.
The book systematically explores seven foundational principles—Quantisation, Action, Velocity Limit, Duality, Probability, Uncertainty, and Interaction—to fundamentally reshape traditional notions of epistemology, ontology, and logic. It challenges the reader to view reality not through the passive grid of space and time, but through the active lens of the quantum of action, reinterpreting physical reality as life itself—energy exercised over time—to recover some of the insights of vitalist philosophies.
Going beyond standard history, the narrative uncovers striking parallelisms between the physics of Max Planck, Niels Bohr and others, and the contemporaneous existential philosophies of José Ortega y Gasset and Martin Heidegger. It argues that the quantum interdependence of observer and observed mirrors the existential integration of "I and the world", bridging the centuries-old divide between realism and idealism. The text also examines the vital role of cultural "comedians"—from Aristophanes to Cervantes—who help humanity metabolize the radical shifts that physics and philosophy inflict upon common sense.
This book invites readers to discover a philosophy where truth is not a static certainty, but an event that occurs at the precise moment of interaction, understood as dia-praxis: the co-creation of knowledge between object and observer.
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I trained as a physicist at McGill University in Montreal and as a philosopher in Madrid and Paris. After joining the Spanish Foreign Service, I worked in embassies across four continents, serving in areas such as political analysis, cultural affairs, and public diplomacy. I currently teach international relations at Nebrija University in Madrid.While diplomacy is my profession, philosophy has remained a constant pursuit.
My academic interests lie in the epistemology and metaphysics of quantum mechanics.In addition to my philosophical work, I have published three novels in Spanish and will soon begin work on a fourth.
