In fact, the agential realist ontology that I propose does not take separateness to be an inherent feature of how the world is. But neither does it denigrate separateness as mere illusion, an artifact of human consciousness led astray. Diff…In what follows, I provide a detailed explication of this agential realist ontology. I begin with a detailed examination of the nature of the apparatus, including two significant analytical shifts that are important emendations to Bohr’s fo…Furthermore, Bohr’s conception of the apparatus does not accurately take account of the complexities of experimental practice, despite his apparent intentions to do just that. Quite atypical of the writings of theoretical physicists, Bohr’s…
Ian Hacking
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Ian Hacking is a philosopher of science known for his work on the social construction of categories and the performative role of classification systems in constituting reality. In these readings, Hacking appears to ground Karen Barad's agential realism, which moves beyond the subject-object divide by treating apparatuses (not just linguistic frameworks) as the primary agents that enact differences and constitute phenomena through intra-action. His influence enables the course to theorize how measurement, observation, and experimental design don't merely reveal a pre-existing world but actively participate in bringing forth the phenomena they claim to measure.
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