Science Ideated - The fall of matter and the contours of the next mainstream scientific worldview

Quantum mechanics and materialist neuroscience cannot explain consciousness, leading to the consideration of alternative worldviews like analytic idealism. This book reviews empirical evidence and reasoning in favor of analytic idealism, suggesting that mind is the ground of all reality.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 272 pages
Publication date: 27 August 2021
Publisher: John Hunt Publishing

The prevailing scientific materialism, which posits that the entirety of reality can be explained through physical laws and processes, faces mounting challenges from cutting-edge empirical observations. Quantum mechanics, for instance, provides compelling evidence that there exists no independent realm of tangible objects, such as tables and chairs. This contradiction is further compounded by the inability of materialist neuroscience to adequately explain the phenomenon of consciousness. Consequently, both science and philosophy are compelled to explore alternative worldviews. Analytic idealism, a compelling alternative, posits that reality, while amenable to scientific inquiry, is fundamentally mental. This perspective suggests that the mind plays a central role in shaping the physical world. In this comprehensive book, a vast body of empirical evidence and logical reasoning in favor of analytic idealism is presented in a readily accessible manner. The book brings together a collection of influential essays previously published by prominent media outlets such as Scientific American and the Institute of Art and Ideas. These essays have undergone revisions and enhancements, while two previously unpublished essays have been included. The resulting argument foreshadows a historic shift towards a scientific worldview that, while seamlessly accommodating all known empirical evidence and predictive models, regards the mind as the fundamental essence of reality.

Weight: 268g
Dimension: 141 x 216 x 21 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781789046687