The issue of recognition from the perspective of Werner Heisenberg

Abstract

The main objective of the presem article is to describe the reasons that can explain us why the problem concerning the orientation of human beings should be considered as the most important philosophical question of the German physicist Werner Heisenberg (1901-1976). lt is also discussed how the concept of Annerkennung is linked to this problem. The primary conclusion of this text affirms that, in spite of all his efforts, Heisenberg could not find a reasonable solution for it. Keywords: Heisenberg; recognition; orientation.