ISBN: 1851680454
Godina izdanja: 1993
Jezik: Engleski
Autor: Strani

Robert Barry - A Theory of Almost Everything: A Scientific and Religious Quest for Ultimate Answers
Oneworld, 1993
224 str.
tvrdi povez
stanje: vrlo dobro

Searching for the `theory of everything`, this book explores such complexities as psychological theory, quantum physics and Einstein`s theory of relativity, offering a holistic theory of the self that links into scientific and religious views of reality.

This work argues that the grand unified theory will not be found in science alone, but in a synthesis of physics, psychology and religion. The book explores such complexities as the nature of reality and the purpose of life, using insights provided by psychological theory and quantum physics to paint a portrait of the universe and our place in it. It offers a broad approach between self and reality and builds a bridge from the universe of God to the universe within the human mind.

Contents:
The illusion of separateness; self consciousness; perceptions of reality; through the looking glass; religion; mystical consciousness; ultimate answers.

INTRODUCTION
PART ONE THE SELFISH UNIVERSE
CHAPTER 1 THE ILLUSION OF SEPARATENESS
The Search for Causes
The Search for Self
1) Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
ii) Self-Image
iii) The Ideal Self
iv) Self-Esteem
Looking after Number One
The Meaninglessness of Life
CHAPTER 2-SELF CONSCIOUSNESS
The Development of Self Consciousness
The Science of Self
The Self as God
PART TWO: THE PHYSICAL UNIVERSE
CHAPTER 3-PERCEPTIONS OF REALITY
Models of Reality
The Physicist`s World
i) Newton`s World
ii) The Quantum World
iii) Einstein`s World
iv) The World of the New Generation
CHAPTER 4-THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS
The Looking-Glass World
Space, Time and Self
The Dimensions of Mind
() The Dimension of Consciousness
ii) The Dimension of Feeling
iii) The Dimension of Focus
PART THREE: THE MYSTICAL UNIVERSE
CHAPTER 5-RELIGION
Science and Religion
Many Religions, One Truth
i) Hinduism
ii) Judaism
iii) Buddhism
iv) Christianity
v) Islam
vi) The Bahá`í Faith
CHAPTER 6-MYSTICAL CONSCIOUSNESS
Mysticism and Religion
The Perennial Philosophy
The New Age
Conscious Evolution
CHAPTER 7-ULTIMATE ANSWERS
A Theory of Almost Everything
The Meaning of Life
NOTES
BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX


Nonfiction, 1851680454