The Complementarity of Consciousness
| Autor: | Robert G. Jahn |
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| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
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Biomedical Research
Uncertainty principle Consciousness Opposition (planets) media_common.quotation_subject Models Psychological Constructive Reflexive pronoun Mind-Body Relations Metaphysical symbols.namesake Humans General Nursing media_common Biofeedback Psychology Limiting Complementarity (physics) United States Epistemology Bohr model Complementary and alternative medicine Research Design symbols Quantum Theory Chiropractics Psychology Social psychology Analysis |
| Zdroj: | EXPLORE. 3:307-310 |
| ISSN: | 1550-8307 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.explore.2007.03.016 |
| Popis: | The concept of complementarity, originally proposed by Bohr in a microphysical context, and subsequently extended by himself, Heisenberg and Pauli to encompass subjective as well as objective dimensions of human experience, can be further expanded to apply to many common attitudes of human consciousness. At issue is the replacement of strict polar opposition of superficially antithetical consciousness capacities, such as analysis and synthesis, logic and intuition, or doing and being, by more generous conjugation that allows the pairs to operate in constructive triangulation and harmony. In this format, the physical principle of uncertainty also acquires metaphoric relevance in limiting the attainable sharpness of specification of any consciousness complements, and may serve to define their optimum balance in establishing reality. These principles thus lend themselves to representation of wave-like vs. particle-like operations of consciousness; to trade-offs between rigor and ambience in consciousness research; to generic masculine/feminine reinforcement; and to the interplay of science and spirit in any creative enterprise. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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