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Causality and Chance in Modern Physics

T. W. B. Kibble

David Bohm 1984 Henley on Thames: Routledge and Kegan Paul xv + 170 pp price £3.95 ISBN 0 7102 0031 5 This is not a new book, nor even in any real sense a new edition. It is a reprint of a book published 25 years ago with a new preface summarising, very briefly, some of the developments during that period.

Physics BulletinOct 1, 198431 citations

Wholeness and the Implicate Order

David Böhm

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.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.

Routledge eBooksJul 12, 20051,291 citations

Quantum Implications: Essays in Honour of David Bohm

John David Barrow

B J Hiley and F David Peat (eds) 1987 London: Routledge and Kegan Paul vii + 455 pp price £25 ISBN 0 7102 0806 5 This weighty volume is a fitting tribute to a gifted and modest physicist, renowned for many things: for key insights in diverse areas of theoretical physics; for the suggestion of penetrating fundamental experiments; for the authorship of influential textbooks that set new standards of depth and clarity of exposition. The intellectual influence of David Bohm can be measured by the impressive line-up of 30 contributors to this volume, including Nobel laureates Feynman, Prigogine and Wilkins.B J Hiley and F David Peat (eds) 1987 London: Routledge and Kegan Paul vii + 455 pp price £25 ISBN 0 7102 0806 5 This weighty volume is a fitting tribute to a gifted and modest physicist, renowned for many things: for key insights in diverse areas of theoretical physics; for the suggestion of penetrating fundamental experiments; for the authorship of influential textbooks that set new standards of depth and clarity of exposition. The intellectual influence of David Bohm can be measured by the impressive line-up of 30 contributors to this volume, including Nobel laureates Feynman, Prigogine and Wilkins.

Physics BulletinMar 1, 1988215 citations

Mind, Matter and the Implicate Order by Paavo T.I. Pylkkänen

Gordon G. Globus

David Bohm (1917-1992) was a major figure in 20th century physics and one of its most original thinkers. From the time of his classic textbook Quantum theory (1951), through Causality and chance in modern physics (1957), The special theory of relativity (1965), to Wholeness and the implicate order (1980), Bohm was concerned with deep philosophical issues, even more than Niels Bohr. Bohm’s ontological emphasis was “holonomic,” that is, ontology under the law of the whole. The Bohmian program continues to be carried forward today in physics by Basil Hiley and in philosophy by Paavo Pylkkanen.David Bohm (1917-1992) was a major figure in 20th century physics and one of its most original thinkers. From the time of his classic textbook Quantum theory (1951), through Causality and chance in modern physics (1957), The special theory of relativity (1965), to Wholeness and the implicate order (1980), Bohm was concerned with deep philosophical issues, even more than Niels Bohr. Bohm’s ontological emphasis was “holonomic,” that is, ontology under the law of the whole. The Bohmian program continues to be carried forward today in physics by Basil Hiley and in philosophy by Paavo Pylkkanen.

NeuroQuantologySep 12, 20073 citations

Making Art Pay

John W. Cooper, Bernard Denvir, Howard Gray

agree with Bohr, who was caught in 'tranquilizer philosophy' and refused to engage in free dialogue. Bohm developed a casual but detailed interpretation of the quantum theory, leading to a need for radically notions of order, a need to put new wine in old bottles. This is discussed in the chapters What is Order?, The Order and the Implicate Order, Generative Order in Science, Society and Consciousness and, finally, Creativity in the Whole of Life, which should be required reading for all artists and scientists.agree with Bohr, who was caught in 'tranquilizer philosophy' and refused to engage in free dialogue. Bohm developed a casual but detailed interpretation of the quantum theory, leading to a need for radically notions of order, a need to put new wine in old bottles. This is discussed in the chapters What is Order?, The Order and the Implicate Order, Generative Order in Science, Society and Consciousness and, finally, Creativity in the Whole of Life, which should be required reading for all artists and scientists.

LeonardoJan 1, 19900 citations

David Bohm's 'Wholeness and the Implicate Order': An Interpretive Essay

Steven M. Rosen

Jan 1, 19821 citation

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