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Mindful Universe: Quantum Mechanics and the Participating Observer
Henry P. Stapp
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Description for Mindful Universe: Quantum Mechanics and the Participating Observer
Hardcover. This book offers an accessible treatment of mind versus matter. It discusses the ethical consequences of the mind versus matter debate, and describes how quantum mechanics can radically change our understanding of the connection between mind and brain. Series: The Frontiers Collection. Num Pages: 212 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPM; PHQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 238 x 17. Weight in Grams: 494.
The classical mechanistic idea of nature that prevailed in science during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries was an essentially mindless conception: the physically described aspects of nature were asserted to be completely determined by prior physically described aspects alone, with our conscious experiences entering only passively. During the twentieth century the classical concepts were found to be inadequate. In the new theory, quantum mechanics, our conscious experiences enter into the dynamics in specified ways not fixed by the physically described aspects alone. Consequences of this radical change in our understanding of the connection between mind and brain are described. This ... Read more
The classical mechanistic idea of nature that prevailed in science during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries was an essentially mindless conception: the physically described aspects of nature were asserted to be completely determined by prior physically described aspects alone, with our conscious experiences entering only passively. During the twentieth century the classical concepts were found to be inadequate. In the new theory, quantum mechanics, our conscious experiences enter into the dynamics in specified ways not fixed by the physically described aspects alone. Consequences of this radical change in our understanding of the connection between mind and brain are described. This ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Series
The Frontiers Collection
Condition
New
Weight
498g
Number of Pages
212
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783642180750
SKU
V9783642180750
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About Henry P. Stapp
Author of over three hundred research papers on the mathematical, physical, and philosophical foundations of quantum mechanics, and a Springer book 'Mind, matter, and quantum mechanics'. Worked personally with W. Heisenberg, W. Pauli, and J.A. Wheeler on these issues. Invited author of entries about quantum theories consciousness in several currently about to appear encyclopedias. Invited plenary speaker at numerous international ... Read more
Reviews for Mindful Universe: Quantum Mechanics and the Participating Observer
From the reviews: Stapp's book is a bold and original attack on the problem of consciousness and free will based on the openings provided by the laws of quantum mechanics. This is a serious and interesting attack on a truly fundamental problem. Tony Leggett, Physics Nobel Laureate (2003) ... Read more