MECHANISTIC AND NONMECHANISTIC SCIENCE
MECHANISTIC AND NONMECHANISTIC SCIENCE
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Synopsis:
This work makes a sober, thorough, carefully reasoned, and well-documented case that the prevailing theories of physics and biology have grave shortcomings which can be traced to their reliance on an underlying mechanistic framework. Dr. Thompson shows how physics is incapable of dealing with the phenomenon of consciousness and how biology is unable to account for the existence of complex living forms. Arguing that valid scientific theory does not have to be mechanistic, Dr. Thompson outlines a nonmechanistic science that would complement mechanistic science and round out the human quest for understanding. Mechanistic and Nonmechanistic Science may well set the stage for the next revolution in scientific thinking.
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Note on images (from left to right, top-down): (1) letter from Eugene Wigner to Richard Thompson offering a review of his work; (2) letter from Brian Josephson about the book; (3) letter to Thompson from Hao Wang, Professor at Rockefeller University known for his research in mathematics, logic, and philosophy. The final two documents refer to positions Thompson accepted shortly after publishing Mechanistic and Nonmechanistic Science: (4) letter from Brian Josephson concerning Thompson's post-doctoral research appointment at Cavendish Laboratory; (5) letterhead from the La Jolla Institute noting Thompson's position on the scientific staff at its Division of Applied and Nonlinear Problems.
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