Metaphysics
Editor-in-Chief: Vladimirov Yurii Sergeevich, Doctor of Science (Physics and Mathematics), Professor
Founded in 2011. Publication frequency: quarterly. ISSN: 2224-7580 (Print)
PUBLISHER: Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba (RUDN University)
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Peer-Review: double blind. Publication language: Russian, English
Indexation: White List, Russian Index of Science Citation, EBSCO, intelros.ru, Cyberleninka
Specialization: The journal is an international periodical peer-reviewed scientific publication in the field of metaphysical research and publishes articles on the following scientific branches and specialties: Mathematical physics (physical and mathematical sciences), Ontology and theory of knowledge (philosophical sciences), Philosophy of science and technology (philosophical sciences), Philosophy of religion and religious studies (philosophical sciences).
The purpose of the journal is to analyze the foundations of fundamental science, philosophy and other sections of world culture, scientific exchange and cooperation between Russian and foreign scientists, publication of the results of scientific research on a wide range of topical problems of metaphysics
The journal "Metaphysics" is a periodical international peer-reviewed scientific publication in the field of metaphysical research. The journal is international in terms of authors of publications.
The journal strictly adheres to international standards of publication ethics formulated in the document COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics) http://publicationethics.org
Acceptance of manuscripts: The journal publishes articles and interviews of Russian and foreign scientists, as well as young researchers in Russian.
Current Issue
No 4 (2025)
- Year: 2025
- Articles: 12
- URL: https://journals.rudn.ru/metaphysics/issue/view/2052
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.22363/2224-7580-2025-4
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Metaphysics. 2025;(4):6
6
METAPHYSICAL FOUNDATIONS OF PHYSICS
THE WORLD AS A SYSTEM OF RELATIONS, THE CONCEPT OF ACTION AT A DISTANCE AND MACH’S PRINCIPLE
Abstract
This article provides information on three long-running debates about the nature of space-time, corresponding to the three components of the relational paradigm in physics: the relational concept of space-time, the description of interactions within the concept of action at a distance, and the recognition of Mach’s principle. Finally, a justification for these components is offered within the framework of a metarelational paradigm, corresponding to ideas previously expressed by a number of physicists, mathematicians, and philosophers.
Metaphysics. 2025;(4):7-18
7-18
19-29
ONTOLOGICAL BASES OF THE QUANTUM THEORY
Abstract
The realized analysis shows internal communication of quantum mechanics with ontological problems which were born in sources of a rational thought and were present in the history of philosophy and science. The quantum theory describes evolution of possibility however Being of an possibility cannot be presented as the ontological subject. It leads us to new understanding of ontology. In article on the basis of plots of quantum mechanics and history of philosophy and science the new definition of Being is given and it allows to see internal unity classical and nonclassical ontology. Basic attribute of Being is two-dimensional action, which can work a) in the form of events or b) at not-event levell (in quantum mechanics it is presented through an interference of amplitudes of probability). Thus, Being comprises two internally connected level - subject and not-subject. Rationally expressed causal relationship of these two measurements is discovery which is made in the quantum theory, but has the general philosophical meaning.
Metaphysics. 2025;(4):30-42
30-42
METAPHYSICAL ASPECTS IN PHYSICS AND MATHEMATICS
ON THE NATURE OF QUANTUM NONLOCALITY
Abstract
An example of a thought experiment for an isolated quantum system is considered, which testifies in favor of the existence of the principle of reciprocity of the coordinate and momentum descriptions that permeate space-time. The fundamental connection between the symmetry of space-time and the conservation laws in physics is considered. The question of what is the root cause is analyzed: isotropy and homogeneity of space-time or the conservation laws themselves. Binary relations of coordinate and momentum descriptions proposed by Professor Yu.S. Vladimirov are discussed, including the thesis on the determining role of momentum space.
Metaphysics. 2025;(4):43-53
43-53
ON OPTICAL CORRECTION OF NEWTON’S LAW OF INERTIA: FUNDAMENTAL RESULTS
Abstract
In classical mechanics, the motion of a body is characterized by scalar and vector measures of motion. The scalar measure of motion is kinetic energy, the vector measure is momentum. Both of these measures obey the conservation law. In the theory of relativity, a formula is derived that gives the relationship between the mass of a body and its energy ( E = mc 2 ). This formula fits the value of the kinetic energy of a moving body, but there is still no answer to the question of how to interpret the energy, which is equivalent to the mass of a body at rest, i.e. when m = m0 . An attempt to answer it led the author to the conclusion that in the energy balance of a physical body one must take into account its external and internal energy, which, in turn, should be seen as a combination of kinetic and potential energy. To draw such a conclusion, we had to turn to the analysis of Newton’s law of inertia, and then to its generalization based on the study of the phenomenon of red shift of electromagnetic radiation in astrophysics. The article describes a quantum approach to the phenomenon of redshift in the spectra of galaxies, and then this approach is complemented by conclusions that follow from the two-spin interpretation of the solution to the quantum relativistic Dirac equation, which describes the free motion of an electron. Among the fundamental results is a new, unorthodox approach to constructing a cosmological picture of the world.
Metaphysics. 2025;(4):54-68
54-68
QUOTIENT SET AS A MEANS OF CONSTRUCTIVE DETERMINATION OF NUMBER CLASSES
Abstract
A constructive definition of natural, integer, rational, and real numbers is given, based on the concept of a quotient set. It is shown that generalizations of these constructions are procedures for constructing a Grothendieck group and completion of metric spaces, which in turn out to be special cases of some free functors.
Metaphysics. 2025;(4):69-80
69-80
THE GENERAL-SYSTEM NATURE OF THE UNIVERSAL SPECTRUM OF PERIODS
Abstract
This paper continues the study of the period spectrum, first discovered in 2015, for the range of 1-120 minutes. Because it was discovered in time series of fluctuations in processes of various natures, this spectrum was named the “universal period spectrum.” Its coincidence with circahoralian rhythms, which are present in the dynamics of practically all biological systems, is demonstrated. The fractal nature, universality, and global nature of this spectrum suggest its general-system nature.
Metaphysics. 2025;(4):81-91
81-91
PRINCIPLES OF METAPHYSICS IN THE HUMANITIES
THE METAPHYSICS OF TRANSIENCE: TOWARDS AN ONTOLOGY OF INTERNAL INVOLUTION AND MIMICRY CHOICE
Abstract
The article proposes a radical revision of the traditional metaphysics of substance, based on the Aristotelian concept of an unchanging nature. The key concepts of “pre-ontological chaos-potential”, “energetic impulse”, “logos-dia”, “circumtext”, “aggregate-event”, and “internal involution” are introduced and substantiated. It is shown that stable ontological orders (“stasis-constellations”) are secondary and derivative of the fundamental dynamics of becoming.
Metaphysics. 2025;(4):92-102
92-102
MANIFESTATIONS OF TIME IN THE PROCESS OF PERCEPTION
Abstract
The article examines the awareness of time in the multi-stage cognitive process of perception (from the receipt of external signals to the formation of the concept of the perceived object). The manifestations of time associated with the need for time, with tension, with emotionality are traced. It is shown that in the initial, non-interventional rapid assessment of whether the signal is significant to the subject or not, time manifests itself through awareness of the “Now” through a perceived emotional tone. The similarity of its properties has been revealed understanding time in Bergson’s philosophy. It is concluded that at the stage of determining the object of perception on the basis of memory and imagination, the procedural aspects of time appear, having the property of finiteness defined by Heidegger. The transformations of the procedural manifestation of time in the further semantic processing of the identified object of perception are considered. It is shown that the aspect of the processality of time is associated with the available pragmatic information for the subject in signals, which, manifesting itself in emotion, is an assessment of the need for time. The conclusion is made, that time is associated with emotional perception, that the source of time is in the emotional side of perception.
Metaphysics. 2025;(4):103-115
103-115
QUESTIONS OF SCIENTIFIC CREATIVITY AND LIFE
THE QUESTION OF AUTHORSHIP (AND PRIORITY) IN SPECIAL AND GENERAL THEORY OF RELATIVITY
Abstract
While choosing among the contributions of J. Larmor, H.A. Lorentz, H. Poincaré, A. Einstein and D. Hilbert, different researchers solve the question of authorship separately for the special and general theory of relativity (STR and GTR), as well as not always resort for this to solving the question of priority. Having shown this, the present article subsumes these dispersed suggestions under more general strategies of solving the question of authorship of scientific theories, and argues that its link with solving the question of priority is determined by the relationships between the units of content used by various scientists.
Metaphysics. 2025;(4):116-126
116-126
ABOUT THE WAVE HYPOTHESIS OF LIFE
Abstract
The hypothesis of life, which goes beyond the generally accepted physical models into the field of its wave principles, is presented. It is based on original experimental data on such variability of information entropy in the processes of human life, society and nature and their mathematical description by the equations of the second approximation of the turbulent Kolmogorov analogy. Some philosophical, social, and economic implications of this hypothesis are discussed.
Metaphysics. 2025;(4):127-137
127-137