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A Research about David Bohm’s Holism

Author: NieChuShan
Tutor: WanXiaoLong
School: Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Course: Philosophy of Science and Technology
Keywords: David Bohm holism the quantum potential the hidden variables the implicate order the explicate order
CLC: N02
Type: Master's thesis
Year: 2010
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Abstract


The theory of holism is an important problem in the discussion of philosophy. David Bohm researched two important theories. They were the cause and effect explanation of quantum potential and the theory of implicate order. And what’s more, they both included and displayed the thought of holism. Therefore analyzing and studying the thought of Bohm’s holism has important value.This paper researches into the thought of Bohm’s holism and mainly consists of the following contents.In this paper, firstly, I reveal Bohm’s philosophy thought about Quantum Mechanics. Bohm is a quantum physicist, so it is necessary for us to study his philosophy thought about Quantum Mechanics at the background of the development path about the whole philosophy thought of Quantum Mechanics, before we research into his thought of holism. Secondly, I research into the thought of Bohm’s holism about the cause and effect explanation of quantum potential detaily. In the cause and effect explanation of quantum potential, Bohm held the idea that not only the classic power which we were familiar with, but also the quantum potential, both had an effect on an object’s moving situation in the tiny view realm. The thought of this theory’s holism just came from it.Thirdly, I discuss the thought of Bohm’s holism about the theory of implicate order detaily. Order is an old and important concept. It brings the development of science and technology and the progress of society. Bohm put forward his special idea of order. He believed that the order was always in an enfolded and unfolded moving process . What’s more, the thought of holism was contained in this process.Fourthly, I study the enlightenment which the thought of Bohm’s holism gives us. It is discussed on the base of two sides. On one hand, I compare the thought of Bohm’s holism with Nagel, Duhem, Quine, Hampel and Kuhn’s thought of holism. They are representative people in philosophy of science and technology. On the other hand, I make contact with the holism by the reductionism. From analysing the advantages and disadvantages between the holism and the reductionism, I know that the holism and the reductionism are both necessary for the development of science. And we should keep a necessary tension between the two theories.

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