#philosophyofphysics

Quantum physics works perfectly—and yet contradicts our understanding of reality. Particles without properties, states without certainty, measurements that seem to generate facts ⚛️. In a new guest post on my philosophy and science blog, Dr. Bernd Stein proposes an epistemological shift in perspective: 👉 It is not properties that are fundamental, but possibilities of description. 👉 The mathematics of quantum theory does not tell us what the world is like, but under what conditions it becomes determinable. Perhaps the quantum world is not paradoxical at all. Perhaps we just need to think differently about reality 🔍 💬 Feedback welcome at: https://philosophies.de/index.php/2025/12/20/die-realitaet-ist-unschuldig/

 There are two other things I think worth mentioning, too:  Eleanor is often asked to speak to non-specialist audiences (an example is here "The Curious Case of the Vanishing Spacetime" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8k_2oD66mI , where she was one of four philosophers of science chosen to speak to an audience of members of the public, academics, and scientists.)  And, she recently had a daughter!  Very recently, in fact:  Ada Elizabeth Anne Knox-Rands arrived in April 2015.