Modern physics exposed fundamental paradoxes that have their parallel within the psychological realm. Between idealist philosophy and realist approaches the controversy rages on. And the mind-body problem is the eqivalent within the psychological/philosphical realm.
Mind determines the construction of reality from the basic sensations that confronts us. However, reality presses itself upon us demanding to be understood. The cognitive constructions that furnish us with a necessary efficiency that also constrains us. If a middle ground exists, how are we to achieve it.
Quantum physicists are resigned to the fact that the wave-particle duality is not only fact but more fully explains the subatomc realms. Psycholgy is struggling with a similar paradox involving the hope for an objective nature to reality and the thoroughly subjective nature of reality imposed by mind. What is emerging is a real possibilty of transcendance of these apparent paradoxes. The duality of the quantum world may offer a map for the psychological landscape.
Sunday, November 11, 2007
There was a young man who said "God,
to you it must seem very odd
that a tree as a tree
simply ceases to be
when there's no one about in the quad."
God answers:
"Young man, your astonishment's odd,
I'm always about in the quad
and that's why the tree
never ceases to be
as observed, by yours faithfully, God.
From "The Miracle of Existence"
to you it must seem very odd
that a tree as a tree
simply ceases to be
when there's no one about in the quad."
God answers:
"Young man, your astonishment's odd,
I'm always about in the quad
and that's why the tree
never ceases to be
as observed, by yours faithfully, God.
From "The Miracle of Existence"
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