The Dialectics of Quantum Entanglement
Miguel Levy, Hassan Ali
Abstract
This article advances a dialectical materialist interpretation of quantum entanglement, situating one of modern physics’ most counterintuitive phenomena within the philosophical framework of Marxism and Engels’ Dialectics of Nature. Miguel Levy and Hassan Ali argue that quantum entanglement challenges the Newtonian and Einsteinian conception of local realism — where cause and effect must be locally connected — by revealing the primacy of relation over individuality in the constitution of matter. Drawing on experimental confirmations of Bell’s inequalities and the theory of quantum decoherence, the authors show that entangled particles form a single material totality whose properties emerge through interaction and contradiction rather than isolated existence. They contend that the resolution of entanglement through measurement exemplifies the dialectical process of the negation of the negation: a transformation from indeterminacy (the absence of individual properties) to determinate individuality (through decoherence). This synthesis demonstrates that quantum mechanics, far from undermining materialism, confirms its dialectical character — matter is not static but a dynamic unity of opposites, constantly coming into being and ceasing to be. By integrating contemporary physics with dialectical philosophy, the article contributes to the ongoing Marxist project of reinterpreting scientific discoveries within a materialist ontology.
Keywords
dialectical materialism, quantum entanglement, local realism, decoherence, philosophy of science, physics
