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The physics of consciousness : quantum minds and the meaning of life / Evan Harris Walker.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Cambridge, Mass. : Perseus, [2000]Copyright date: ©2000Description: ix, 368 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0738202347
  • 0738204366
  • 9780738202341
  • 9780738204369
Other title:
  • Quantum mind and the meaning of life
  • Quantum minds and the meaning of life
  • Physics of consciousness : The quantum mind and the meaning of life
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 153 21
LOC classification:
  • QP411 .W35 2000
  • BF311 .W266 2000
Contents:
Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Where Have the Gods All Gone? -- 2. It's a Material World -- 3. Into Eternity -- 4. The Light Fantastic -- 5. Jitterbug World, Jitterbug Reality -- 6. Hunt for the Tin Man's Heart -- 7. Many Worlds, Many Mansions -- 8. The Sound of the Temple Bell -- 9. A Golden Brocade -- 10. Satori Physics -- 11. Looking for the Emerald City -- 12. The Red Shoes -- 13. To Sleep, Perchance to Dream -- 14. A Matter of Will -- 15. Quantum Miracles -- 16. From Epicycles to Loops -- 17. The Causal Mind -- 18. A God for Tomorrow -- Appendix I -- Appendix II -- Notes -- Index.
Summary: For decades, neuroscientists, psychologists, and an army of brain researchers have been struggling, in vain, to explain the phenomenon of consciousness. Now there is a clear trail to the answer, and it leads through the dense jungle of quantum physics, Zen, and subjective experience and arrives at an unexpected destination. In this tour-de-force of scientific investigation, Evan Harris Walker, a pioneer in the science of consciousness, describes the outcome of his fifty-year search for the true nature of reality. Drawing on a deep knowledge of quantum physics and Zen philosophy, Walker shows how the operation of bizarre yet actual properties of elementary particles support a new and exciting theory of reality, based on the principles of quantum physics; a theory that answers questions such as "What is the nature of consciousness, of will?" "What is the source of material reality?" and "What is God?" Clearly written in non-technical, lyrical prose, The Physics of Consciousness is more than just the explanation of a science - it is a new vision of life.
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Notes: p. 345-354.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 345-355) and index.

Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Where Have the Gods All Gone? -- 2. It's a Material World -- 3. Into Eternity -- 4. The Light Fantastic -- 5. Jitterbug World, Jitterbug Reality -- 6. Hunt for the Tin Man's Heart -- 7. Many Worlds, Many Mansions -- 8. The Sound of the Temple Bell -- 9. A Golden Brocade -- 10. Satori Physics -- 11. Looking for the Emerald City -- 12. The Red Shoes -- 13. To Sleep, Perchance to Dream -- 14. A Matter of Will -- 15. Quantum Miracles -- 16. From Epicycles to Loops -- 17. The Causal Mind -- 18. A God for Tomorrow -- Appendix I -- Appendix II -- Notes -- Index.

For decades, neuroscientists, psychologists, and an army of brain researchers have been struggling, in vain, to explain the phenomenon of consciousness. Now there is a clear trail to the answer, and it leads through the dense jungle of quantum physics, Zen, and subjective experience and arrives at an unexpected destination. In this tour-de-force of scientific investigation, Evan Harris Walker, a pioneer in the science of consciousness, describes the outcome of his fifty-year search for the true nature of reality. Drawing on a deep knowledge of quantum physics and Zen philosophy, Walker shows how the operation of bizarre yet actual properties of elementary particles support a new and exciting theory of reality, based on the principles of quantum physics; a theory that answers questions such as "What is the nature of consciousness, of will?" "What is the source of material reality?" and "What is God?" Clearly written in non-technical, lyrical prose, The Physics of Consciousness is more than just the explanation of a science - it is a new vision of life.

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