Ted Becker

Quantum Politics

Applying Quantum Theory to Political Phenomena
Herausgeber: Becker, Theodore L.

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Produktbeschreibung

Quantum physics, according to Theodore Becker, provides the means for replacing outdated eighteenth-century political and economic philosophies with a new paradigm more appropriate to our current understanding of physical reality. Becker had selected contributions by a number of political scientists who subscribe to the view that a Newtonian worldview is inadequate to explain today's political phenomena. These theorists believe that the laws and findings of quantum physics provide a more appropriate scientific paradigm. Becker terms intellectual forays exploring this hypothesis thought experiments. Together they comprise a major challenge to prevailing views held by the wealthy, government officials, and corporate executives. Newtonian theory, according to one contributor to this volume, is related to classic, liberal democratic thought and thereby to indirect, representative democracy. Quantum theory is linked with participatory democratic thinking--a more direct and purer form of democracy. The book moves from a discussion of the relationship of physical and political theory to an explanation of the meaning of quantum politics. One thought experiment argues that all political perception is subjective. Another shows why the quantum focus on energy instead of momentum yields a better gauge of political stability and entropy. Among the author's compendium of ideas from the perspective of the political quantum are: quantum theory provides the scientific basis for selecting representatives by random sampling; the hydrogen citizen only captures one electron in his or her lifetime; Marxism is the most ambitious child of Newtonian Europe; and the dogma of individual freedom is hardly more than a myth. The book will elicit serious reflection on fundamental assumptions by anyone interested in government, politics, or political science.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury 3PL
• Seitenzahl: 250
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. April 1991
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 545g
• ISBN-13: 9780275933104
• ISBN-10: 0275933105
• Artikelnr.: 25565428

Autorenporträt

Ted Becker was the first Walter Meyer Professor of Law at NYU School of Law and is Chair and Professor Emeritus at the University of Hawaii and Chair and Alma Holladay Professor Emeritus at Auburn University. He is the author of fifteen books. Brian Polkinghorn is a Distinguished Professor of Conflict Analysis and Dispute Resolution and the Executive Director of the Bosserman Center for Conflict Resolution at Salisbury University. He is a renowned international mediator and a Fulbright Ambassador.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface: Thought Experiments, Paradigm Shifts and New Political Insights
for the Twenty-first Century by Theodore L. Becker Introduction to Quantum
Politics Physics and Politics--An Old Analogy Revised by William Bennett
Munro Quantum Politics: Theory and Applications in American Politics and
Political Science by Theodore L. Becker Quantum Theory and Political
Thought Quantum Theory and Political Theory by Christa Daryl Slaton
Integrating Quantum Theory with Post-Modern Political Thought and Action:
The Priority of Relationships over Objects by Gus diZerega Quantum Theory
and Political Concepts Political Perception, Latent Functions and Social
Fields: A Quantum Theory Approach to Politics by R. J. Rummel A Quantum
Reconceptualization of Political Stability: The Role of Entropy in Modeling
System Evolution by Peggy Ann James Quantum Theory, Political Science, and
Law Policy Physics by E. Sam Overman The Curvature of Constitutional Space:
What Lawyers Can Learn From Modern Physics by Laurence H. Tribe Present at
the Creation: A Quantum Perspective on the Methodology of Political
Research by John G. Heilman Selected Bibliography Index