Creativity, Natural Philosophy And Science with David Bohm

Program Description

One of the foremost theoretical physicists in the world, the late Bohm tells why science has become specialized and fragmented at the cost of its soul. He describes his theory of the implicate order and goes on to explore its implications for human consciousness. Thought is based in memory, and true creativity depends on getting beyond a thought process dependent on memory, according to Bohm. In this remarkable dialogue he delves into the innermost reaches of what it means to be human and alive. (For other New Dimensions conversations with David Bohm find program #1785, #2181, and #2182)

The late David Bohm was a quantum physicist who made significant contributions in the fields of theoretical physics, philosophy, and neuropsychology, and to the Manhattan Project. He became an assistant professor at Princeton University, where he worked closely with Albert Einstein. He’s the author of Quantum Theory (new edition Dover Publications; 1989). Bohm’s approach to philosophy and physics receive expression in his book Wholeness and the Implicate Order (Routledge Kegan Paul 1981) and Science, Order and Creativity (Bantam 1987). His final work, the posthumously published The Undivided Universe: An Ontological Interpretation of Quantum Theory (Routledge Kegan Paul 1995), resulted from a decades-long collaboration with his colleague Basil Hiley. To learn more about the work of the late David Bohm go to www.david-bohm.net

Program Number 2071                        Host: Michael Toms                      Interview Date: 11/12/1987