The Essential David Bohm

There are few scientists of the twentieth century whose lifes work has createdmore excitement and controversy than that of physicist David Bohm 19171992.Explori... » 

There are few scientists of the twentieth century whose lifes work has createdmore excitement and controversy than that of physicist David Bohm 19171992.Exploring the philosophical implication of both physics and consciousnessBohms penchant for questioning scientific and social orthodoxy was theexpression of a rare and maverick intelligence.For Bohm the world of matter and the experience of consciousness were twoaspects of a more fundamental process he called the implicate order. Without aworking sensibility of what this implicate order might be our conceptions ofthe various threads of Bohms workwhether in quantum theory or socialdialogue remain incomplete. But with an enhanced understanding of such anorder the wholeness of Bohms work becomes apparent and accessible.For the first time in a single volume The Essential David Bohm offers acomprehensive overview of Bohms original works from a nontechnicalperspective. Including three chapters of previously unpublished material eachreading has been selected to highlight some aspect of the implicate orderprocess and to provide an introduction to one of the most provocative thinkersof our time. «