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Work #1486 · Final

Essays 1958–1962 on Atomic Physics and Human Knowledge

Niels Bohr
1958–1962 (collection published posthumously, 1963) · English
Essay collection · Copenhagen interpretation / late-Bohrian philosophy of science

Bohr's posthumous 1963 essay collection — the last essays on complementarity, life, and the unity of the sciences

Attribute Fingerprint

Rows where works disagree are highlighted in gold. The full ontology grid is shown.

Attribute Essays 1958–1962 on Atomic Physics and Human Knowledge (Final)
Time · Extent Infinite
Time · Ontological Status Relational
Time · Grain Continuous
Time · Freedom NDet
Time · Traversability Linear
Time · Dimensionality One
Time · Direction Uni-directional
Space · Extent Infinite
Space · Ontological Status Relational
Space · Curvature Curved
Space · Dimensionality Three
Space · Locality Non-local
Matter · Extent Finite
Matter · Ontological Status Relational
Matter · Conservation Conserved
Matter · Dimensionality Three
Matter · Locality Non-local
Observer · Time Instance Single
Observer · Space Instance Single
Observer · Knowledge Extent Immediate
Observer · Knowledge Retainment Total
Observer · Physicality Embodied
Observer · Agency Active
Observer · Number Plural
Observer · Metaphysical Agency Limited
Observer · Moral Authority Reason
Observer · Theological Method
Energy · Extent Finite
Energy · Ontological Status Substantival
Energy · Conservation Conserved
Energy · Dispersibility Irreversible
Information · Ontological Status Relational
Information · Cosmic Conservation Conserved
Information · Personal Conservation Non-conserved
Information · Granularity Discrete

Dimension-by-Dimension Evidence

What each work's passages reveal about its stance on each of the six dimensions.

Time

Essays 1958–1962 on Atomic Physics and Human Knowledge

1958–62 — Bohr's last essays.

Space

Essays 1958–1962 on Atomic Physics and Human Knowledge

Copenhagen Institute.

Matter

Essays 1958–1962 on Atomic Physics and Human Knowledge

Posthumous essay collection.

Observer

Essays 1958–1962 on Atomic Physics and Human Knowledge

Late Bohr in valedictory register.

Energy

Essays 1958–1962 on Atomic Physics and Human Knowledge

Final-synthesising energies.

Information

Essays 1958–1962 on Atomic Physics and Human Knowledge

Posthumous collection.

Internal Tensions

Where each work's argument pulls against itself.

Essays 1958–1962 on Atomic Physics and Human Knowledge

Bohr's last published philosophical statements.