FYSIKKENS ERKENDELSESLÆRE OG MENNESKE-KULTURERNE: Med efterskrift af Jørgen Kalckar
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.7146/ta.v0i35-36.115320Resumé
Niels Bohr: Physics’ Epistemology and
Human Cultures
The article is a reprint of the talk given by the
famous physicist when he addressed the
International Congress of Anthropology and
Ethnology at Kronborg, Elsinore, in August
- Niels Bohr’s new theory of quantum
physics gave rise to the concept of
complementarity, and the Elsinore leeture
was the first occasion on which he publically
debated questions regarding evolution and
the mutual interplay of cultures. The topic
derives from Bohr’s reflections on the
complementarity of instinet and reason.
Furthermore, these thoughts were related to
the issue of nature versus nurture, on which
Bohr unambiguously sided with the latter.
The Elsinore leeture is more provocative and
a little less taetful than Bohr’s usual style,
and might be considered as a reaction to
racist ideology so prevalent in the 1930s. It is
worth noting, however, that these issues are
being debated in the 1990s. The wider
relevance of the concept of complementarity
and its applicability to disciplines outside the
natural Sciences occupied Bohr throughout
his life.
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