DOI: 10.1002/wcc.413
Scopus记录号: 2-s2.0-84983089056
论文题名: Climate change and social transformations: is it time for a quantum leap?
作者: O'Brien K ; L
刊名: Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change
ISSN: 17577780
出版年: 2016
卷: 7, 期: 5 起始页码: 618
结束页码: 626
语种: 英语
英文关键词: Quantum entanglement
; Holistic perspectives
; Physically based
; Quantum physics
; Social changes
; Social theory
; Social transformation
; Societal issues
; Societal problems
; Climate change
; climate change
; conceptual framework
; social behavior
; social change
; social theory
; uncertainty analysis
英文摘要: Climate change is recognized as an urgent societal problem with widespread implications for both natural and human systems, and transforming society at the rate and scale that is mandated by the 2015 Paris Agreement remains a major challenge. Do we need to be open to new paradigms for social change? In this opinion piece, I draw attention to the emerging field of quantum social theory and consider its implications for climate change responses. Quantum social theory considers how concepts, methods and understandings from quantum physics relate to societal issues, and it provides a physically based, holistic perspective on conscious and intentional transformations to sustainability. It is distinct from other social theories in that it raises deep metaphysical and ontological questions about what is really real. I explore the methodological, metaphorical and meaningful significance of quantum social theory for understandings of social change. Quantum concepts such as entanglement, complementarity, uncertainty, and superposition provide a strong basis for recognizing and promoting people as the solution to climate change. WIREs Clim Change 2016, 7:618–626. doi: 10.1002/wcc.413. For further resources related to this article, please visit the WIREs website. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Citation statistics:
资源类型: 期刊论文
标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/76213
Appears in Collections: 影响、适应和脆弱性 气候变化与战略
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作者单位: Department of Sociology and Human Geography, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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O'Brien K,L. Climate change and social transformations: is it time for a quantum leap?[J]. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change,2016-01-01,7(5)