Quantum Anthropology: Reimaging the Human Person as Body/Spirit
Quantum anthropology looks to the image of particle/wave complementarity within the field of quantum mechanics as an analogy for body/spirit in Christian anthropology. Drawing on Karl Rahner's concept of human spirit and on quantum mechanics' concept of wave as probability, the author reca...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2013
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Theological studies
Year: 2013, Volume: 74, Issue: 4, Pages: 934-959 |
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| Summary: | Quantum anthropology looks to the image of particle/wave complementarity within the field of quantum mechanics as an analogy for body/spirit in Christian anthropology. Drawing on Karl Rahner's concept of human spirit and on quantum mechanics' concept of wave as probability, the author recasts the body/spirit relationship in terms of the self-actualization of infinite human potential, but a potential that is shaped by probability due to one's context, relationships, and history. Integral to this discussion are the concepts of freedom, choice, death, and resurrection. |
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| ISSN: | 2169-1304 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Theological studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/004056391307400410 |