Exploring Quantum Mechanics through Advaita Vedānta and Śūnyavāda: A Clarification on the Interaction between Two Seemingly Unrelated Fields – Physical Science and Philosophy
Physical Science & Biophysics Journal July 12, 2024 Peer reviewed DOI: 10.23880/psbj-16000278 via Semantic Scholar
Summary
This paper explores parallels between quantum mechanics and ancient Indian philosophies, specifically Advaita Vedanta and Sunyavada (Buddhist emptiness). Quantum concepts like wave-particle duality, entanglement, and the role of observation challenge classical determinism, echoing Advaita's non-dualism (Maya) and Buddhism's relational existence. The paper identifies a lack of investigation into how these paradigms can be integrated and proposes Energetic Relational Ontology as a bridging framework. It introduces Quantum-Metaphysical Cohesion, a concept unifying energy, consciousness, and reality as a single, interconnected whole.
Study at a glance
| Design | theoretical or philosophical paper |
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| Key finding | The paper proposes Energetic Relational Ontology and Quantum-Metaphysical Cohesion as frameworks to bridge quantum mechanics with Advaita Vedanta and Sunyavada, unifying energy, consciousness, and reality. |
Abstract
This paper aims to reveal the point of contact between modern science and ancient Indian philosophy, namely quantum mechanics and Advaita Vedanta and Sunyavada in particular. Modern quantum research discloses the essential characteristics of quantum mechanics that disprove classical determinism and find out the relations between energy, entropy, and observations, wave-particle duality, and entanglement. These ideas have some similarity with Advaita Vedanta’s non-dualism (Maya) and Buddhism’s relational existence (Sunyavada) yet there lacks investigation of how either paradigms interface to develop their conceptual epistemology and ontological nexus. This paper recognises the issue of the bridging of these two perspectives, suggests Energetic Relational Ontology as a solution, and presents a new concept, Quantum-Metaphysical Cohesion, through which energy, consciousness and reality can be seen as one.