Events for August 12, 2023

David Bohm has been described as one of the most significant and original thinkers of the twentieth century whose interests and influence extend well beyond the field of physics to include philosophy, psychology, language, religion, art, creativity, thought, and education. Underlying his innovative approach to these many different issues was the fundamental idea that beyond the visible, tangible world there lies a deeper, implicate order of undivided wholeness.

During July and August the Pari Center is offering a unique opportunity to hear and dialogue with those involved in the many aspects of David Bohm’s work and to discuss the implications of his ideas for the future. All sessions include audience participation in the form of Q&A and discussion.

David Bohm and Hugh Everett were both mavericks in physics,  bucking the Copenhagen trend (which was exceptionally  powerful during their formative years and long after). They each developed a surprising and novel interpretation  of quantum mechanics, which shared some features but were  also radically dissimilar, almost as dissimilar as their  personalities and outlook on life. Their views have been much  discussed, but less has been said of the place of mind  and consciousness within their interpretations. Bohm wrote  more explicitly about this, but Everett said very little about  the nature of mind. Here, I want to explore their views, to outline Bohm’s approach to the mind and to see how mind can  be integrated with the so-called Many-Worlds interpretation we owe to Everett.