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Mind, Matter and the Implicate Order
This accessible and easy-to-follow book offers a new approach to consciousness. The author’s eclectic style combines new physics-based insights with those of analytical philosophy, phenomenology, cognitive science and neuroscience. He proposes a view in which the mechanistic framework of classical physics and neuroscience is complemented by a more holistic underlying framework in which conscious experience finds its place more naturally.
290 pages, Hardcover
First published November 1, 2006
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September 11, 2016
Paavo Pylkkänen's aim with this book is to explore David Bohm's ideas on mind, matter, time, and conscious experience. Pylkkänen was a collaborator with Bohm and is therefore in a great position to comment on Bohm's work. Pylkkänen first gives a brief overview of Bohm's work (27 pages). He then explains Bohm's views (164 pages). Finally, he considers other viewpoints as well (42 pages).
New general concepts
Paavo Pylkkänen thinks that new concepts are needed to discuss the fundamental structure of the physical world, including consciousness. Mind and matter are intimately related. Experiencing isn’t identical with, and cannot be derived from, mechanical neurophysiological processes.
The architecture of matter
Paavo Pylkkänen examines how the implicate order arises from quantum physics and relativity, the way the implicate order accounts for discontinuity of movement, wave-particle duality and non-locality, and how the implicate order can be extended to cosmology and biological phenomena . Quantum theory and relativity theory point to the notion of the implicate order, according to David Bohm. Bohm further suggested that the notion of the implicate order can be extended to biological phenomena and consciousness.
The architecture of consciousness
Pylkkänen discusses Bohm’s suggestion that the implicate order also is the basic architecture of conscious experience, and how matter and consciousness are related. Bohm showed in some detail that matter as a whole can be understood in terms of the notion of the implicate order. Bohm assumed, based on the notion of unbroken wholeness, that consciousness and matter have a common ground.
A more comprehensive theory of mind and matter
Paavo Pylkkänen then moves on to discuss how the ontological interpretation of quantum theory gives rise to a more comprehensive theory of mind and matter. Pylkkänen argues that the implicate order provides a basis for a more adequate theory of time consciousness that those currently on offer.
Movement, causation, and consciousness
At the end of the book, Pylkkänen further clarifies Bohm’s concept of reality as movement, the role of causality, and briefly considers how conscious experience can arise from a Bohmian perspective.
Pylkkänen provides an excellent introduction to and overview of David Bohm's ideas. I would suggest that those who are interested in Bohm's ideas also read David Bohm's own books.
New general concepts
Paavo Pylkkänen thinks that new concepts are needed to discuss the fundamental structure of the physical world, including consciousness. Mind and matter are intimately related. Experiencing isn’t identical with, and cannot be derived from, mechanical neurophysiological processes.
The architecture of matter
Paavo Pylkkänen examines how the implicate order arises from quantum physics and relativity, the way the implicate order accounts for discontinuity of movement, wave-particle duality and non-locality, and how the implicate order can be extended to cosmology and biological phenomena . Quantum theory and relativity theory point to the notion of the implicate order, according to David Bohm. Bohm further suggested that the notion of the implicate order can be extended to biological phenomena and consciousness.
The architecture of consciousness
Pylkkänen discusses Bohm’s suggestion that the implicate order also is the basic architecture of conscious experience, and how matter and consciousness are related. Bohm showed in some detail that matter as a whole can be understood in terms of the notion of the implicate order. Bohm assumed, based on the notion of unbroken wholeness, that consciousness and matter have a common ground.
A more comprehensive theory of mind and matter
Paavo Pylkkänen then moves on to discuss how the ontological interpretation of quantum theory gives rise to a more comprehensive theory of mind and matter. Pylkkänen argues that the implicate order provides a basis for a more adequate theory of time consciousness that those currently on offer.
Movement, causation, and consciousness
At the end of the book, Pylkkänen further clarifies Bohm’s concept of reality as movement, the role of causality, and briefly considers how conscious experience can arise from a Bohmian perspective.
Pylkkänen provides an excellent introduction to and overview of David Bohm's ideas. I would suggest that those who are interested in Bohm's ideas also read David Bohm's own books.
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