We show that a new interpretation of quantum mechanics, in which the notion
of event is defined without reference to measurement or observers, allows to
construct a quantum general ontology based on systems, states and events.
Unlike the Copenhagen interpretation, it does not resort to elements of a
classical ontology. The quantum ontology in turn allows us to recognize that a
typical behavior of quantum systems exhibits strong emergence and ontological
non-reducibility. Such phenomena are not exceptional but natural, and are
rooted in the basic mathematical structure of quantum mechanics.Comment: 8 pages, to appear in Foundations of Chemistr
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In turning toward the craftsmen, the ingenious engineers who actually build engines and machines, we shall be able to clarify the strange notion of construction to which "constructivism" does not seem to be particularly faithful.
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