The Physics of Consciousness: The Quantum Mind and the Meaning of Life - Hardcover

Walker, Evan Harris

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0738202347 ISBN 13: 9780738202341

Publisher: Perseus Books, 2000

Synopsis

How quantum physics will explain the nature of reality and the human mind.. }For decades, neuroscientists, psychologists, and an army of brain researchers have been struggling, in vain, to explain the phenomenon of consciousness. Now there is a clear trail to the answer, and it leads through the dense jungle of quantum physics, Zen, and subjective experience, and arrives at an unexpected destination.In this tour-de-force of scientific investigation, Evan Harris Walker, a pioneer in the science of consciousness, describes the outcome of his fifty-year search for the true nature of reality. Drawing on a deep knowledge of quantum physics and Zen philosophy, Walker shows how the operation of bizarre yet actual properties of elementary particles support a new and exciting theory of reality, based on the principles of quantum physics; a theory that answers questions such as What is the nature of consciousness, of will? What is the source of material reality? and What is God?Clearly written in non-technical, lyrical prose, The Physics of Consciousness is more than just the explanation of a scienceit is a new vision of life. }

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About the Author

Evan Harris Walker, founder of the Walker Cancer Institute, has made major scientific contributions in astronomy, astrophysics, physics, neurophysiology, psychology, and medicine. Since he received his Ph.D. in physics from the University of Maryland in 1964, he has published more than a hundred papers in scientific journals and holds a dozen patents. He lives in Aberdeen, Maryland.

Edition details

• Publisher: Perseus Books
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0738202347
• ISBN 13: 9780738202341
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 384