3 papers in the library · publishing 2026
PhilPapers (PhilPapers Foundation) March 9, 2026 Darren Hearst
Contemporary physics increasingly represents reality in structural terms. Quantum theory replaces classical intrinsic properties with relational states in Hilbert space, entanglement reveals nonseparable organisation across systems, and several research programmes in quantum gravity reconstruct spacetime geometry from deeper patterns of correlation and constraint (Bell, 1964; Kochen & Specker,...
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) March 3, 2026 Darren Hearst
This monograph develops and defends Experiential Structural Realism (ESR), a metaphysical framework constrained by contemporary physics that treats relational structure as ontologically primary while grounding its concreteness in experiential manifestation. Quantum theory dissolves classical objecthood into nonseparable relational architecture, and several leading approaches to quantum gravity...
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) March 3, 2026 Darren Hearst
This monograph develops and defends Experiential Structural Ontology (ESO), a metaphysical framework constrained by contemporary physics. The framework begins from a tension in contemporary physics: quantum theory replaces classical objecthood with nonseparable relational structure, and several approaches to quantum gravity reconstruct spacetime from deeper organisational relations. Structural...