Translations, Betrayals and Controversies in the Articulation of the Uncertainty Principle: Potentialities and Challenges of a Symmetrical History of Physics

Nathan Lima; Gabriela  Rosa; Miguel  Bento

doi:10.24117/2526-2270.2020.i9.02

Translations, Betrayals and Controversies in the Articulation of the Uncertainty Principle

Potentialities and Challenges of a Symmetrical History of Physics

Authors

Nathan Lima Department of Physics at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
Gabriela Rosa Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
Miguel Bento Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24117/2526-2270.2020.i9.02

Keywords:

Symmetrical Anthropology, Symmetrical Sociology, Actor-Network Theory, Symmetrical History, Science Studies

Abstract

In this paper, we discuss the potentialities and challenges of historical approaches related to the Symmetrical Anthropology proposed by Bruno Latour and collaborators. To accomplish this goal, first, we provide a brief account about how Sociology and Anthropology of Science evolved, stressing how these different movements correlate with historiographical approaches. Second, we introduce the metaphysical scheme of Symmetrical Anthropology and discuss which characteristics a historical narrative should have to be consistent with this world vision. Third, we briefly describe the articulation of the Uncertainty Principle focusing on appropriating such characteristics. Based on this concrete historical account, we discuss the potentialities and challenges of this approach to History of Physics.

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Published

2020-12-19

How to Cite

Lima, Nathan, Gabriela Rosa, and Miguel Bento. 2020. “Translations, Betrayals and Controversies in the Articulation of the Uncertainty Principle: Potentialities and Challenges of a Symmetrical History of Physics”. Transversal: International Journal for the Historiography of Science, no. 9 (December). https://doi.org/10.24117/2526-2270.2020.i9.02.