Explication of pilosophical problems concerning time using achievements of modern physics

• Project/Area Number: 26370021
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Philosophy/Ethics
• Research Institution: Kyushu University
• Principal Investigator: Morita Kunihisa 九州大学, 基幹教育院, 准教授 (80528208)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2017)
• Budget Amount: ¥4,160,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥960,000); Fiscal Year 2017: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000); Fiscal Year 2016: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000); Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000); Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
• Keywords: 時間 / 時間論 / 量子力学の哲学 / 量子力学 / 現在主義 / 量子力学における哲学的問題の解決

Outline of Final Research Achievements

I clarified that presentism, which is the view that only present is real, cannot be held according to the modern physics. This result appears on the Annals of Japan Association for Philosophy of Science. Furthermore, I also clarified what the phrase 'passage of time' exactly means and how to express the direction of time. This result appears on Gendai Shisou.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Presentism and the Multiverse Hypothesis (2017)
  • Author(s): Kunihisa Morita
  • Journal Title: Annals of the Japan Association for Philosophy of Science Volume: 26 Issue: 0 Pages: 1-8
  • DOI: 10.4288/jafpos.26.0_1
  • NAID: 130006195113
  • ISSN: 0453-0691, 1884-1228
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
• [Journal Article] 時間の経過と方向性について (2017)
  • Author(s): 森田邦久
  • Journal Title: 現代思想 Volume: 45-21 Pages: 121-132
• [Journal Article] Presentism and Multiverse Hypothesis (2017)
  • Author(s): Kunihisa Morita
  • Journal Title: Annals of the Japan Association for Philosophy of Science Volume: 未定
  • NAID: 130006195113
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Journal Article] Measurement Problem and Two-State Vector Formalism (2015)
  • Author(s): Kunihisa Morita
  • Journal Title: Journal of Modern Physics Volume: 6 Issue: 13 Pages: 1864-1867
  • DOI: 10.4236/jmp.2015.613191
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Journal Article] Einstein Dilemma and Two-State Vector Formalism (2015)
  • Author(s): Kunihisa Morita
  • Journal Title: Journal of Quantum Information Science Volume: 5 Issue: 02 Pages: 41-46
  • DOI: 10.4236/jqis.2015.52006
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Presentation] Investigation into the World’s Temporal Aspects (2017)
  • Author(s): Kunihisa Morita
  • Organizer: 2017 Asian-Pasific Conference
  • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
• [Presentation] 量子力学の解釈と時間論の立場 (2015)
  • Author(s): 森田邦久
  • Organizer: 日本科学哲学会
  • Place of Presentation: 首都大学東京
  • Year and Date: 2015-11-22
• [Presentation] アインシュタインの量子力学批判とヒューム哲学 (2015)
  • Author(s): 森田邦久
  • Organizer: 九州哲学会平成27年度大会
  • Place of Presentation: 九州大学
  • Year and Date: 2015-09-26
  • Invited
• [Presentation] Einstein's Criticism of Quantum Mechanics and Humean Philosophy (2015)
  • Author(s): Kunihisa Morita
  • Organizer: 15th Congress of Logic, Methodology and Philosophy of Science
  • Place of Presentation: University of Helsinki
  • Year and Date: 2015-08-04
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Book] アインシュタインvs.量子力学 (2015)
  • Author(s): 森田邦久
  • Total Pages: 336
  • Publisher: 化学同人