The Interconnected Universe Conceptual Foundations of Transdisciplinary Unified Theory

This book offers an original hypothesis capable of unifying evolution in the physical universe with evolution in biology; herewith it lays the conceptual foundations of “transdisciplinary unified theory”. The rationale for the hypothesis is presented first; then the theoretical framework is outlined, and thereafter it is explored in regard to quantum physics, physical cosmology, micro– and macro–biology, and the cognitive sciences (neurophysiology, psychology, with attention to anomalous phenomena as well). The book closes with a variety of studies, both by the author and his collaborators, sketching out the implications of the hypothesis in regard to brain dynamics, cosmology, the concept of space, phenomena of creativity, and the prospects for the elaboration of a mature transdisciplinary unified theory. The Foreword is written by philosopher of science Arne Naess, and the Afterword is contributed by neuroscientist Karl Pribram. Contents:Theoretical Considerations:A Transdisciplinary Framework for EvolutionBasic Concepts of Quantum/Vacuum Interaction (QVI)Empirical Explorations:QVI in Microphysics and CosmologyQVI in BiologyQVI in the Cognitive SciencesSupplementary Studies:QVI Dynamics in the BrainPhilosophical Perspectives of QVI CosmologyNew Concepts of Space and TimeCreativity, Archetypes, and the Collective UnconsciousProblems and Prospects of Transdisciplinary Unified Theory Readership: Interdisciplinary. keywords:Unified Theory;Evolution;Fields;Unified Vacuum;Quantum/Vacuum Interaction;Cosmology;Biology;Cognitive Sciences “The creative work of Ervin Laszlo is a brilliant testimony of how conceptual imagination — deductively related to careful observation — can make us see the cosmos, and our place within the cosmos, in new ways that are of great inspirational value … There are many of us in science and philosophy who wish to see a growing trend of bold theory formulation inspired by such courageous yet unpretentious efforts as the present study by Ervin Laszlo.” From the Foreword by Arne Naess “The Interconnected Universe is a superb example of postmodern deconstruction at its very best. It demonstrates the anomalies and lacunae in the current narrative we call science and develops a new narrative that aims to carry our comprehension beyond these limitation … Laszlo has, indeed, filled the need for the twenty-first century renewal of the narrative or science which has been so neglected during the twentieth.” From the Afterword by Karl Pribram “This book offers a grand philosophical synthesis which is open to, and invites, empirical refutation at every point.” The Scientific and Medical Network