Thought as a system
by David Bohm, Chris Jenks, Bohm D Staff · first published 1994
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"In Thought as a System, best-selling author David Bohm takes as his subject the role of thought and knowledge at every level of human affairs, from our private reflections on personal identity to our collective efforts to fashion a tolerable civilization." "Elaborating upon principles of the relationship between mind and matter first put forward in Wholeness and the Implicate Order, Professor Bohm rejects the notion that our thinking processes neutrally report on what is 'out there' in an objective world. He explores the manner in which thought actively participates in forming our perceptions
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…Currently reading: Republic - Plato Being and time - Heidegger On the list to begin reading: Nicomachean Ethics - Aristotle Recursivity and contingency - Yuk Hui Wholeness and the implicate order or thought as a system - David Bohm Finite and infinite games - James P Carse Book lists: https://www.goodreads.com/review/list/31590496?shelf=to-read https://www.goodreads.com/review/list/31590496?shelf=current... https://www.goodreads.com/review/list/31590496?shelf=read
on “Ask HN: Books you plan to read in 2020?” ↗…be. Given these indisputable indications at human helplessness (mostly), we still go on about all sorts of narratives about master, slave, freedom, equality, whatnot. I recommend you read David Bohm's Thought as a System [1] to learn about what I am talking about in more depth. It may free you from some potentially problematic assumptions you make in your answer. [1]: https://www.amazon.com/Thought-as-System-Key-Ideas/dp/041511...…
on “Ask HN: What are the big/important problems to work on?” ↗David Bohm's - Thought as a System - On Dialogue These are great books for removing mental fog, confusion, about the nature of our existence. They have great healing value, allowing us to integrate the world around and within us. They…
on “Ask HN: Any interesting books you have read lately?” ↗Listening to it now (thanks, +interesting). This is 1974 so predates the seminar for the OP book (1990) but it is definitely related. 'Thought as a system' is apparently Bohm's answer to the question of 'what is the root cause' of mankind's perplexity and misadventures ("stupified" per '74 audio), and this '74 is where they are asking this question. "We're…
on “Thought as a System (David Bohm, 1990) [pdf]” ↗Books on my "to read list": https://www.goodreads.com/review/list/31590496-ismail-dhorat... Thought as a system by David Bhom An Introduction to General Systems Thinking by Gerald M. Weinberg
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