How is Quantum Field Theory Possible?
(Oxford 1995) from p. 113: We have large areas of knowledge that are relatively thorough so that each area can be regarded as a large content. We can envision the development of the disciplinary sciences as attaining higher grounds and gaining wider views. However, no matter how high we climb and how sweeping the vista is, the view is always bounded by a horizon. The observed is a formal distinction that signifies the horizon of knowledge, which can be realized in any way physical theories see fit. As “I think” accompanies all my experiences, “we think” formally accompanies all our knowledge. Finitude is a human condition that cannot be obliterated by science. Perhaps we can broaden our horizon to include the physical interaction between quantum and classical objects, but we can never step out of our horizon to attain God’s position. from p. 192: We have seen in section 27 that individuals must have relational properties if they are to relate to one another. The renormalization program
