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- Title
The Phenomenal Atlases of Contemporary Physics: Knowing the Imperceptible.
- Authors
Bradonjić, Kaća
- Abstract
Physicists study the physical world on spatial, temporal, and complexity scales inaccessible through ordinary human perception. How, then, does a person ground their understanding of physics at these scales in the sensory impressions and emotional states made possible by their body? The author describes a framework that approaches this question by integrating artistic and intellectual methods and is informed by the history of science, theories of embodied cognition, and Maurice Merleau-Ponty's philosophy of phenomenology. The framework's goal is to understand the subjective, internal representations of physics concepts used by practicing physicists and to explore their impact on collective research efforts.
- Subjects
PHYSICISTS; PHYSICS; EMOTIONAL state; HISTORY of science; COGNITION; PHENOMENOLOGY; MERLEAU-Ponty, Maurice, 1908-1961
- Publication
Leonardo, 2023, Vol 56, Issue 6, p586
- ISSN
0024-094X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1162/leon_a_02424