Matching the Unmatchable. Complexity Theory and Quantum Theory

TL;DR

This philosophical paper explores the fundamental differences in the concept of time between complexity theory and quantum theory, proposing a framework to unify their perspectives by considering both microscopic and macroscopic worlds.

Contribution

It identifies a gap in understanding the relationship between CT and QT regarding time and proposes a philosophical foundation to bridge this divide.

Findings

Highlights the importance of both microscopic and macroscopic perspectives

Proposes a philosophical basis for integrating CT and QT

Emphasizes the role of time in understanding complexity and quantum phenomena

Abstract

This is a philosophical paper. It claims that there is a gap to be filled in the relationship between complexity theory (CT) and quantum theory (QT). This gap concerns two very distinct understandings of time. The paper provides the ground for filling up such gap. Indeed, most works on complexity at large focus on the macroscopic world, leaving behind the importance of the microscopic world. This paper specifies what both worlds consist of, and argues that a solid account of the world, i.e. complexity, must necessarily take into account both dimensions of reality.