Curated and Hosted by Paavo Pylkkänen

August 2 – 24, 2025

8 two-hour sessions

9:00am PDT | 12:00pm EDT | 5:00pm BST  |  6:00pm CEST

All sessions are live, and include Q & A, and all participants will receive the RECORDING.

Each session: Full Price €15, Member’s Discount €13.50
Series tickets available (see below).

Beyond Bohm 2025, Part 2

Following an illuminating introduction to Bohm’s revolutionary physics, we embark on an exploration of potentiality and its intricate relationship with actuality, drawing upon the insights of both Bohm and Charles Burton Martin; we will delve deeply into the terrain of panpsychism, examining consciousness not as a mere biological phenomenon confined to humans and animals, but as a fundamental architectural principle woven into the very fabric of physical reality; we investigate whether Bohmian quantum theory might inspire new forms of psycho-physical laws; we will examine the conception of ‘strict monism’ and its relation to Bohm’s ideas of undivided wholeness; we will illuminate Bohm’s distinctive philosophy of science as manifested in his causal interpretation of quantum theory; we will consider the implications of quantum materials on humanity’s evolutionary trajectory, examining how these emerging technologies may fundamentally reshape our civilizational future; and we provide an introduction to a new worldview: the Dynamic Universe—a proposal that provides a new way of understanding relativistic phenomena.

Every session will have openings for question / answer and discussion with presenters.

Program of Event

Saturday August 2
Introduction to Bohm’s Physics
Jonathan Allday

Sunday August 3
Potentialities in Nature and the Nature of Potentialities: David Bohm’s 1951
Quantum Theory and C. B. Martin’s Dispositionalist Metaphysics
Alex Carruth

Saturday August 9
The Impact of (Quantum) Materials on the Development of Humanity and of Shaping our Future
Saskia Fischer

Sunday August 10
On Panpsychism
Jaakko Santtu Heikkinen

Saturday August 16
The Dynamic Universe: A New Holistic World View
Tuomo Suntola

Sunday August 17 
Consciousness, Reduction and Quantum Psycho-Physical Laws  
Paavo Pylkkänen

Saturday August 23
Bohm’s Philosophy of Science in his Causal Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics
Marja-Liisa Kakkuri-Knuuttila

Sunday August 24 
Not Even One  
William Seager

General information

All sessions will last for approximately 2 hours, and will be held over zoom.us. The session structure may vary from speaker to speaker, but in general participants will have the opportunity to ask questions of the presenter and in some cases there will be breakaway discussion groups. 

Each session will be hosted by a member of the Pari Center Team, to ensure that the call is running smoothly and assist anyone experiencing technical problems. 

All sessions will be recorded. The recordings will not include the possible breakout-room discussions, but only the speaker’s presentation, follow-up discussions and Q&A. If a participant does not feel comfortable being recorded, we invite that participant to turn off their video and audio throughout the session. These recordings are available to anyone who has purchased a ticket for an attended session, or for a session they have paid for but were unable to attend.