From Electrons to Elephants and Elections - Exploring the Role of Content and Context
From Electrons to Elephants and Elections - Exploring the Role of Content and Context
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从电子到大象和选举——探索内容和背景的作用
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10.1007/978-3-030-92192-7_29
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2022
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Abramsky S
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Abramsky S
We discuss the holism/reductionism dichotomy with reference to computer science, mathematics, and quantum physics. We argue that the “tower of software” building levels of abstraction provides a more nuanced model of how higher-level concepts arise than crude reductionism. We also argue for the importance of compositionality in this discussion. We then discuss quantum contextuality, and argue that it calls the very existence of an integrated whole in physical reality into question. This is illustrated by a paradoxical Escherian tower.