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The Self-aware Universe:

How Consciousness Creates the Material World
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Penguin, 1993 - Science - 319 pages
It's about to become a philosophy of choice in the consciousness revolution. I gathered this intelligence at the Eugene home of Amit Goswami, Professor of Physics at the Institute of Theoretical Studies at the University of Oregon. At first glance, the book appears to be one of those 'new science' books that have become so popular. It does describe quite well the basic experiments of quantum physics, the ones that produce such paradoxes as the dual identity (wave and particle) of electrons and their ability to communicate at a distance with each other instantaneously (non-locality). But rather than simply leaving us with a 'Gee, whiz, isn't this incredible?' impression that the real world isn't as we assumed, Goswami boldly, yet very thoughtfully, introduces us to monistic idealism and suggests we accept it as a foundation for a new, and quite compelling, worldview.
  

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Review: The Self-Aware Universe: How Consciousness Creates the Material World

User Review  - Ricardo Acuña - Goodreads

Some parts difficult to follow, because it goes too technical for me. But the provocative idea of a new paradigm to join science and religion is interesting. Read full review

Review: The Self-Aware Universe: How Consciousness Creates the Material World

User Review  - Stephen - Goodreads

Truly great book. Heady at times and hard to get into at first for me, but once I focused and sort of gained an idea of the terminology being used everything I read had a sense to it. There are some ... Read full review

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Amit Goswami is a theoretical nuclear physicist and member of The University of Oregon Institute for Theoretical Physics since 1968. Goswami received his PhD in physics from Calcutta University in 1964. He became best known as one of the interviewed scientists featured in the 2004 film"What the Bleep Do We Know!?" He is also featured in the upcoming documentary, "Dalai Lama Renaissance" (narrated by Harrison Ford). Visit him at amitgoswami.org.

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