Wholeness and the Implicate Order (Routledge Classics)

Fragmentation and wholeness -- Appendix: Resume of discussion on Western and Eastern forms of insight into wholeness -- The rheomode: an experiment with language and thought -- Reality and knowledge considered as process -- Hidden variables in the quantum theory -- Quantum theory as an indication of new order in physics, Part A: The development of new order shown through the history of physics -- Quantum theory as an indication of a new order in physics, Part B: Implicate and explicate order in physical law -- The enfolding-unfolding universe and consciousness. Wholeness and the Implicate Order 4 Copyright 5 Contents 6 Acknowledgments 10 Introduction 11 1. Fragmentation and Wholeness 22 Appendix: Résumé of Discussion on Western and Eastern Forms of Insight into Wholeness 46 2. The Rheomode – an Experiment with Language and Thought 55 1 Introduction 55 2 An Inquiry into Our Language 57 3 The Form of the Rheomode 62 4 Truth and Fact in the Rheomode 74 5 The Rheomode and Its Implications for Our Overall World View 80 3. Reality and Knowledge Considered as Process 82 1 Introduction 82 2 Thought and Intelligence 84 3 The Thing and the Thought 89 4 Thought and Non-thought 92 5 The Field of Knowledge, Considered as Process 100 4. Hidden Variables in the Quantum Theory 104 1 Main Features of the Quantum Theory 105 2 Limitations on Determinism Implied by the Quantum Theory 106 3 On the Interpretation of Indeterminism in the Quantum Theory 107 4 Arguments in Favour of the Interpretation of Quantum-mechanical Indeterminism as Irreducible Lawlessness 109 5 Bohr’s Resolution of the Paradox of Einstein, Rosen and Podolsky – the Indivisibility of All Material Processes 114 6 Preliminary Interpretation of Quantum Theory in Terms of Hidden Variables 118 7 Criticisms of Our Preliminary Interpretation of Quantum Theory in Terms of Hidden Variables 123 8 Steps Toward a More Detailed Theory of Hidden Variables 129 9 Treatment of Quantum Fluctuations 131 10 Heisenberg’s Indeterminacy Principle 134 11 The Indivisibility of Quantum Processes 138 12 Explanation of Quantization of Action 143 13 Discussion of Experiments to Probe Sub-quantum Level 154 14 Conclusion 160 5. Quantum Theory as an Indication of a New Order in Physics 162 Part A: the Development of New Orders as Shown Through the History of Physics 162 1 Introduction 162 2 What Is Order? 167 3 Measure 170 4 Structure as a Development from Order and Measure 172 5 Order, Measure and Structure in Classical Physics 174 6 The Theory of Relativity 176 7 Quantum Theory 183 6. Quantum Theory as an Indication of a New Order in Physics 198 Part B: Implicate and Explicate Order in Physical Law 198 1 Introduction 198 2 Undivided Wholeness – the Lens and the Hologram 203 3 Implicate and Explicate Order 207 4 The Holomovement and Its Aspects 211 5 Law in the Holomovement 218 Appendix: Implicate and Explicate Order in Physical Law 220 7. The Enfolding-unfolding Universe and Consciousness 239 1 Introduction 239 2 Résumé, Contrasting Mechanistic Order in Physics with Implicate Order 240 3 The Implicate Order and the General Structure of Matter 248 4 Quantum Theory as an Indication of a Multidimensional Implicate Order 257 5 Cosmology and the Implicate Order 261 6 The Implicate Order, Life and the Force of Overall Necessity 266 7 Consciousness and the Implicate Order 269 8 Matter, Consciousness and Their Common Ground 283 Notes 293 Index 299 "David Bohm was one of the foremost scientific thinkers and philosophers of our time. Although deeply influenced by Einstein, he was also, more unusually for a scientist, inspired by mysticism. Indeed, in the 1970s and 1980s he made contact with both J. Krishnamurti and the Dalai Lama whose teachings helped shape his work. In both science and philosophy, Bohm's main concern was with understanding the nature of reality in general and of the consciousness in particular. In this classic work he develops a theory of quantum physics which treats the totality of existence as an unbroken whole. Writing clearly and without technical jargon, he makes complex ideas accessible to anyone interested in the nature of reality."-- Book cover

david Bohm Was One Of The Foremost Scientific Thinkers And Philosophers Of Our Time. Although Deeply Influenced By Einstein, He Was Also, More Unusually For A Scientist, Inspired By Mysticism. Indeed, In The 1970s And 1980s He Made Contact With Both J. Krishnamurti And The Dalai Lama Whose Teachings Helped Shape His Work. In Both Science And Philosophy, Bohm's Main Concern Was With Understanding The Nature Of Reality In General And Of Consciousness In Particular. In This Classic Work He Develops A Theory Of Quantum Physics Which Treats The Totality Of Existence As An Unbroken Whole. Writing Clearly And Without Technical Jargon, He Makes Complex Ideas Accessible To Anyone Interested In The Nature Of Reality.

Book Cover; Title; Contents; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION; Fragmentation and wholeness; The rheomode an experiment withlanguage and thought; Reality and knowledge considered as process; Hidden variables in the quantum theory; Quantum theory as an indication of a new order in physics; Quantum theory as an indication of a new order in physics; The enfolding-unfolding universe and consciousness; NOTES; INDEX. In his classic work, the author develops a theory of quantum physics which treats the totality of existence, including matter and consciousness, as an unbroken whole. This book is for those interested in physics, philosophy, psychology, etc In this classic work David Bohm, writing clearly and without technical jargon, develops a theory of quantum physics which treats the totality of existence as an unbroken whole.