The Self-Aware Universe

By Amit Goswami and Maggie Goswami

Book Overview

In this stimulating and timely book, Amit Goswami, PhD, shatters the widely popular belief held by Western science that matter is the primary "stuff" of creation and proposes instead that consciousness is the true foundation of all we know and perceive. His explanation of quantum physics for lay readers, called "a model of clarity" by Kirkus Reviews, sets the stage for a voyage of discovery through the common ground of science and religion, the entwined nature of mind and body, and our interconnectedness with all of creation. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0874777984
• ISBN13: 9780874777987
• Release Date: March 1995
• Publisher: TarcherPerigee
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.8" x 6.0"

Customer Reviews

excellent discussion of the imlicatiosn of quantum physics

The discovery of quantum physics as a science began a century ago and yet is still held at arms length by the majority of scientists despite the fact that many of the concepts are now utilized in modern technology. The reasons for this are that quantum physics is viewed from the mind set of classical physics, otherwise termed material realism. In this fascinating and broad minded book, Amit Goswami discusses the world view...

Great re-thinking of the implications of quantum physics!

Most books that explore the intersection between science and spirituality seem to be written by non-scientists who explain some basic scientific principles and then extrapolate wildly to support their spiritual viewpoint.Goswami, a physics professor, approaches it from the other direction. He carefully lays out a scientific theory - essentially that matter is a phenomina of consciousness rather than vice versa. In the process...