Thinking Beyond the Brain: A Wider Science of Consciousness - Softcover

Lorimer, David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0863153577 ISBN 13: 9780863153570

Publisher: Floris Books, 2001

Synopsis

Consciousness is the hot topic in scientific circles―its precise nature holding huge implications for the future of science as a viable discipline. And with so many recent advances in brain studies, questions of mind and consciousness have become critically important for both theorists and hard scientists.

Are we “nothing but a pack of neurons” that will in due course reveal their secrets in the laboratory? Or do our conscious mind and self-awareness stem from some dimension beyond material investigation? How, too, are we to account for “parapsychological” phenomena in which consciousness seems to defy space and time boundaries?

These latest contributions to the debate―selected from the annual “Beyond the Brain” conferences―show that it is time for radical rethinking of our theories and methods in investigating phenomena of the human mind.

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About the Author

David Lorimer is a writer, lecturer, editor, and program director of the Scientific and Medical Network. After a career as a merchant banker, Lorimer became a teacher of philosophy and modern languages at Winchester College. He has a long-standing interest in perennial wisdom and has translated and edited books on the Bulgarian sage Peter Deunov. He is also a member of the International Futures Forum and editor of its digest, Omnipedia: Thinking for Tomorrow. David Lorimer is chair of the Wrekin Trust, an adult education charity. He is also vice-president of the Swedenborg Society and the Horizon Foundation (The International Association for Near-Death Studies in the U.K.), and chair of the University for Spirit Forum. He also chairs the All Hallows House Foundation, which is concerned with holistic health. His other books include Whole in One: The Near-Death Experience and the Ethic of Interconnectedness and Survival: Body, Mind, and Death in the Light of Psychic Experience.

Review

'The book explores such a broad range of topics from the paranormal, to transpersonal psychology, afterlife, reincarnation, holotropic states of conciousness etc that is is not possible to into them in great depth. However it is certainly a great introduction to some important authors in this field, and fascinating for those of us looking for an ontology which includes more than just the physical.' -- Light 'An excellent primer on the workings of the mind. There is much in this to fire the thinking of any reader, and it is well worth buying. 7/10.' -- Fortean Times 'Tremendously valuable. David Lorimer has done a splendid job in introducing the subjective interpretation and in linking the various contributors to create and unified and meaningful whole. I highly recommend this book.' -- Daryl S. Paulson, Journal of Scientific Exploration 'If your interest lies in observing the wide ranging impact of the quest to substantiate an ontology which includes the non-physical, then the book is excellent.' -- De Numine 'The reluctance within science to proclaim the unbounded, glorious nature of human consciousness has led to more pain and suffering than all the physical diseases combined. David Lorimer knows this and that is why his book is so important. Only someone with Lorimer's vision, sensitivity and exceptional level of scholarship could have assembled such a stunning collection of essays.' -- Larry Dossey, Alternative Therapies in Health & Medicine.

Edition details

• Publisher: Floris Books
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0863153577
• ISBN 13: 9780863153570
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 256