The Coherent Universe
CHAPTER OUTLINE
Chapter 1 Science and Philosophy
Discusses key problems in the orthodox
scientific world view, arising from the divorce of science from philosophy.
Chapter 2 The Fatal Trap
Highlights an error, endemic to previous fundamental thinking, that has
proved fatal to the emergence of a coherent theory of the universe.
Chapter 3 Ultimate Entities
Defines the nature of a rational explanation of the universe, based on
the tradition of philosophical thinking known in the West as emanationism.
Chapter 4 The Universe as Creative Process
Develops, via a rational analysis of experience, a new process theory
of reality, in which the persistence of the past is a fundamental feature.
Chapter 5 A New Fundamental Physics
Establishes a new account of the physical world, based on new concepts
of matter, space, time, and causality, constituting a hidden variable
theory underlying quantum physics.
Chapter 6 The Origin of the Organic
Shows how this physical conception can account for the holistic properties
of living organisms, underpinning a new understanding of biology based
on the causal integration of the past.
Chapter 7 The Evolution of Experience
Examines terrestrial evolution from this perspective, with an emphasis
on the progressive emergence of greater experiential complexity, and the
connection between memory, instinct, learning, and imagination.
Chapter 8 Mind and Brain
Gives an account of the relationship between mind and brain, centred on
the neocortex as an instrument for actively accessing the past.
Chapter 9 The Supersensible Dimension
Describes a basis for experience independent of the body, focussing on
inner space, direct contact with other psyches, ideoplastic reality, survival
of death, and reincarnation.
Touches on the implications of the theory for human life and
values, emphasising a new harmony between the cognitive, conative, and
affective dimensions of the psyche.
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