On the Meaning of Quantum Mechanics

Quantum mechanics is one of the most successful theories in modern physics and provides a mathematical framework that enables precise predictions about microscopic systems. However, its interpretation remains a subject of deep philosophical inquiry because concepts like superposition and entanglement, which are necessary to account for established experimental results, do not sit well with our intuitive notions of metaphysics – of ontology, epistemology and logic. We employ notions from Kantian philosophy to provide a more general framework than usual for quantum ideas, and we introduce an even more radical quantum mechanical account of the natural world than that inaugurated by Immanuel Kant [1].