Events for July 12, 2026

For decades, David Bohm’s oeuvre has largely been presented in three categories – his work in physics, in philosophy, and in social dialogue. In Beyond Bohm 2026, we will shift that emphasis, looking further afield for new perspectives on Bohm’s multifaceted vision. Initially we will explore Bohm’s organicist metaphysics from an experiential perspective – in what ways can his radical views on the nature of the human be put to the test in daily life? This will be followed by an introduction to Bohmian poetics – a new, multi-disciplinary theme in Bohmian Studies at the Pari Center. Finally, we will examine how the groundbreaking work of cosmologist Brian Swimme and philosopher John Vervaeke complement and extend Bohm’s diverse perspectives.

This weekend we will take up three questions. First, in what ways can we think of David Bohm’s framework of implicate and explicate orders as poiesis, as revealing the coming-into-being of the human and natural worlds? Second, in what ways are human beings participants in this implicate/explicate movement of poiesis? And finally, the poetics: how can we think about and embody these questions – what can literature, song, painting, conversation, philosophy, and contemplative arts reveal about unfolding meaning?