Sequenzen


 

 

 

Following the Institut für Wissenschaft und Forschung's realization of Chapters 4 and 5 of the Krylovian manuscript in 2000-2004, realization of the final chapter of the manuscript began in 2005. This chapter is titled Sequences. In terms of structure, it resembles the previous five chapters whereby Chapter 6 is preserved in a far more fragmentary form than Chapter 5. Here, too, Krylov most likely began with theoretical considerations and attempted to arrive again at a theoretical synthesis through observation instruments and scenic experiments. Primarily the middle section has been preserved, which is compiled from several pages of sketches, text fragments, and dramaturgical sketches. Due to their poor preservation, for a long time it was not entirely clear what Krylov wanted to investigate in the Sequences chapter, but then finally, based on the diary notes, it was possible to come to a conclusion about the basic theme of Sequences. In Chapter 6, Krylov moves entirely beyond physics, whereas he had previously developed and prepared his themes for investigation entirely on the basis of physics and then, in the course of the chapter, moved away, more or less, from the physical base of physics, for example, for the Apparatus for the Fundamentals of Physics or the Interactions. The Sequences chapter takes the form of philosophical considerations. The theme chosen by Krylov has been discussed in physics mainly since the discovery of quantum theory. Accordingly, there are no formulas, tables, or graphs in Chapter 6, but instead, simply theoretical text fragments as well as sketches of observation instruments and dramaturgical designs so typical of Krylov's third manuscript. Krylov devotes his attention here to the researcher, that is, the person who is significantly involved in the research process, but is constantly making the effort to take him- or herself out of it. For Krylov, confrontation with the researcher was a basic condition for any serious consideration of the act of research. In Sequences, Krylov was mainly concerned with the researcher's ambivalence as subject and object, which is where he finds the key to epistemological statements, to statements about how, why, and to what extent one can know anything at all, and to what extent this knowledge can express objective reality. In this spirit, since 2005, one focus of research at the Institut für Wissenschaft und Forschung has been on Sequences. This involves, on the one hand, the attempt to realize the Krylovian sketches for observation instruments and performance, and on the other hand, carrying out projects that confront epistemological questions as well as the person of the scientist and his or her public representation. The goal is to publish a brochure in 2008 in which these works and projects are documented.

 

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