The metaphysics of The metaphysics of physicsphysics

At issue todayAt issue today

Modern physicsModern physics

What is physics?What is physics?

Physics pedagogyPhysics pedagogy

Newton’s opticsNewton’s optics

16661666MathematicsMathematics

Modern physicsModern physics

Galileo & NewtonGalileo & NewtonPeriods of lonely effortPeriods of lonely effortTried to show othersTried to show others

Hermeneutic philosophy of scienceHermeneutic philosophy of scienceKant 1882Kant 1882

How is physics possible?How is physics possible?

HeideggerHeideggerHeelanHeelan

Heidegger’s metaphysicsHeidegger’s metaphysics

Truth is an eventTruth is an event

Of disclosureOf disclosureAll beingsAll beings

Special instanceSpecial instance

Of correspondenceOf correspondenceMany formulationsMany formulations

Reality with our descriptionReality with our description

Symbols with symbolsSymbols with symbols

Model of human-nessModel of human-ness

Ontological “structure”Ontological “structure”UnderstandingUnderstandingDispositionDispositionNominationNomination

Ontological kineticOntological kineticFor-the-sake-of-which cascadesFor-the-sake-of-which cascadesWay of being-in-the-world: Way of being-in-the-world: past-present-futurepast-present-future

equiprimordial equiprimordial (care structure)(care structure)

IA Das vorweltliche EtwasThe pretheoretical something – preworldly something (basic movement of life as such), primal something, original something, Ur-etwas[The It which worlds and thus properizes itself]

IB Welthaftes EtwasThe pretheoretical something – world-laden something (basic movement of particular spheres of experience),genuine lifeworld

IIA Formallogisches gegenständliches EtwasThe theoretical something – formal-logical objective something(motivated in primal something)

IIB Objektariges EtwasThe theoretical something – object-type something (motivated in a genuine lifeworld)

KNS schemaKNS schema((Kriegsnotsemester 1919)Kriegsnotsemester 1919)

Heidegger’s characteristics of Heidegger’s characteristics of sciencescience

Ground-planGround-planPre-logicPre-logicMeasurable “Objects”Measurable “Objects”PerceptionPerceptionExpect the RealExpect the Real

Force revelationsForce revelationsFollow proceduresFollow proceduresTruth as correspondenceTruth as correspondenceTruth as disclosures of the RealTruth as disclosures of the Real

InstitutionsInstitutionsConsequence of disclosuresConsequence of disclosures

Physics pedagogyPhysics pedagogyAimAim

DisclosureDisclosureTruth & realityTruth & reality

Importance of correspondenceImportance of correspondenceFor-the-sake-of-whichFor-the-sake-of-whichTransience of truthTransience of truth

ImplicationsImplicationsDemonstrationsDemonstrationsAssertion of the individualAssertion of the individualArt, music, technologyArt, music, technologyCurriculumCurriculumFoil to modernityFoil to modernity

Truth in physicsTruth in physics