Thinking Beyond Materialism : A Contemplative Manifesto (Suny series, Perspectives in Contemplative Studies)

Zajonc, Arthur

State University of New York Press（2026/07発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 224 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9798855808049
• DDC分類 146.3

Full Description

Draws on the revolutionary discoveries of modern physics to reveal a universe built on experience and relationship, offering a new foundation for an ethical and spiritual life.

For centuries, science and spirituality have been viewed as irreconcilable. For the physicist Arthur Zajonc, this conflict is based on a profound misunderstanding. The true obstacle is not science itself but its entanglement with scientific materialism—a philosophy that, Zajonc argues, has been dismantled by the very discoveries of twentieth-century physics. In Thinking Beyond Materialism, Zajonc takes the reader on a journey through the implications of relativity and quantum mechanics, revealing a universe built not on inert matter but on the inner dimensions of human experience, relationship, and a productive, existential ambiguity. Drawing on his dual expertise as a physicist and meditation teacher, and his pioneering work with the Mind & Life Institute and the Dalai Lama, Zajonc charts a path toward a new worldview. The result is a "contemplative manifesto" that moves beyond outdated dogmas, proposing a science that befriends subjectivity, embraces holism, and rediscovers a firm foundation for an ethical and spiritual life.

Contents

Foreword
The Dalai Lama

Preface
Acknowledgments

Introduction

1. Science and the Transcendent

2. From Moral Law to Quantum Mechanics

3. In Search of an Enduring Reality

4. Implications of Relativity

5. Coincidence of Opposites

6. Matter As Experience

7. Matter As Idea

8. Relational Reality

9. Science of the Soul

10. Embracing Ambiguity

Acknowledgments
Notes
Bibliography
Index