Quantum mechanics supersedes classical mechanics, and social science, some argue, should be responsive to this change. This paper finds that two rather different arguments are currently being used to argue that quantum mechanics is epistemically relevant in social science. One, attributed to Alexander Wendt, appeals to the presence of quantum physical effects in the social world. The other, attributed to Karen Barad, insists on the importance of quantum metaphysics even when quantum effects are negligible. Neither argument, however, is sound. Consequently, the paper concludes that neither of them offers compelling arguments for the view that quantum mechanics has epistemic relevance for social science.

一些人认为，量子力学取代了经典力学，而社会科学应该对这种变化做出反应。本文发现，目前有两种截然不同的论点被用来论证量子力学在认识论上与社会科学相关。亚历山大·温特 (Alexander Wendt) 提出的其中一篇呼吁社会世界中存在量子物理效应。另一位作者是凯伦·巴拉德（Karen Barad），她坚持量子形而上学的重要性，即使量子效应可以忽略不计。然而，这两种说法都不合理。因此，本文的结论是，他们都没有为量子力学与社会科学具有认知相关性的观点提供令人信服的论据。