Authors:
Christopher Alexander Udofia

Addresses:
Department of Philosophy, Akwa Ibom State University, Ikot Akpaden, Akwa Ibom, Nigeria.

Abstract:

The study of the motion of bodies is referred to as mechanics. The study of the motion of subatomic particles is involved in the field of quantum mechanics. The argument that quantum mechanics is the offspring of earlier mechanics continues to be supported by this body of study. To maintain this perspective, the work traces the origins of the study of mechanics back to Aristotle. This research was subsequently rethought and given a new orientation in modern Newtonian mechanics. It is demonstrated in this work, via the use of the philosophical mechanism of analysis, that the disintegration of these two mechanics resulted in the development of quantum mechanics. The study makes the key observation that, when Quantum mechanics is compared with the two earlier types of mechanics, the concepts of objectivity, causality, determinism, and certainty characteristic of the earlier types are rendered obsolete within the framework of Quantum physics. The discussion concludes with the thesis that, given the current state of scientific research, which enables the unification of all domains of knowledge, the combination of metaphysics and science in the pursuit of greater human understanding ought to create a new dimension of knowledge acquisition.

Keywords: Quantum Mechanics; Human Knowledge; Subatomic Realities; Philosophical Mechanism; Newtonian Mechanics; Metaphysics and Science; Knowledge Acquisition.

Received on: 05/10/2024, Revised on: 26/11/2024, Accepted on: 30/01/2025, Published on: 09/09/2025

DOI: 10.69888/FTSHS.2025.000517

FMDB Transactions on Sustainable Humanities and Society, 2025 Vol. 2 No. 3, Pages: 131-143

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