The New Philosophy of Universalism

by Hagger, Nicholas

• ISBN13: 9781846941849
• ISBN10: 1846941849
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-08-09
• Publisher: Natl Book Network

Summary

The New Philosophy of Universalism challenges the Dawkins-neoDarwinist view of a random universe in favour of an ordered bio-friendly one.

Author Biography

Nicholas Hagger studied Islamic and Oriental philosophy while lecturing at the University of Baghdad in Iraq and the University of Libya and as a Professor at Tokyo and Keio Universities, Japan.

Table of Contents

Notation
Numbers in Powers of Ten	p. xiv
Larger Numbers in Powers of Ten	p. xv
Prologue	p. 1
The Story of Philosophy
The Origins of Western Philosophy
The Presocratic Greek Philosophers	p. 11
The Philosophies of Early Religions	p. 17
Philosophical Summary	p. 21
The Decline of Western Philosophy and the Way Forward
Plato and Aristotle: Metaphysical and Scientific Emphases	p. 23
The Fragmentation of Modern Philosophy	p. 32
The Way Forward: Reunification	p. 49
Philosophical Summary	p. 53
The Scientific view of the Universe and the order principle
Cosmology and Astrophysics: The Big Bang and the Origin of the Universe	p. 56
The Big Bang and Infinite Singularity	p. 57
The Shaping of the Universe	p. 63
Acceleration, the Surfer and the Infinite	p. 68
Overview of the Big-Bang Model	p. 72
Philosophical Summary	p. 78
Physics: The Quantum Vacuum and the Expanding Force of Light	p. 80
Newton's Ordering Light	p. 81
Hidden Variables and Order	p. 84
The Quantum Vacuum and Infinite Order	p. 86
Philosophical Summary	p. 95
Biocosmology: The Bio-Friendly Universe and Order	p. 97
Six Models for the Structure of the Universe	p. 98
The Bio-friendly Model	p. 99
Philosophical Summary	p. 125
Biology and Geology: The Origin of Life and Evolution
The Origin of Life	p. 127
Plate Tectonics	p. 133
Ice Ages	p. 136
Evolution by Natural Selection	p. 143
Apes and Humans	p. 149
DNA and the Oneness of all Living Things	p. 156
Darwinism: Evidence and Doubts	p. 161
Intelligent Design?	p. 165
Expansionism: "Mechanism" of Order	p. 170
Philosophical Summary	p. 176
Ecology: Nature's Self-Running, Self-Organising System	p. 178
Instinct: Inherited Reflex or Transmitted Order?	p. 181
Food Chains, Food Webs and Order in Nature's Ecosystems	p. 192
Co-operation and Symbiosis in "The Great Chain of Being"	p. 197
Ailments and Co-operative Healing Plants	p. 211
Philosophical Summary	p. 217
Physiology: The Self-Regulating Body, Brain and Consciousness
The Body's Homeostasis	p. 218
The Brain's Homeostasis	p. 231
How Photons Control Body and Brain	p. 241
Interaction of Brain and Levels of Consciousness	p. 246
Philosophical Summary	p. 253
The Metaphysical view of the Universe in the New Philosophy
The Rational Approach to Reality and the System of the Universe	p. 258
Rational Ontology: The Concept and Structure of "What Is"	p. 263
Form from Movement Theory: The Origin and Creation of the Universe	p. 269
The Rational Universe as a System of Light	p. 273
The Law of Order and the Law of Randomness	p. 277
Rational Approach to Metaphysics	p. 280
Possibility of Survival after Death	p. 284
Rational Solutions to Philosophical Problems	p. 288
Philosophical Summary	p. 290
The Intuitional Approach to Reality and the System of the Universe	p. 292
Intuitional Ontology and the Experience of What Is	p. 293
Intuitional Epistemology and the Intellect	p. 294
Intuitional Psychology and the Multi-Levelled Self	p. 299
The Intuitional Universe as a System of Light	p. 307
Intuitional Approach to Metaphysics	p. 319
Philosophical Summary	p. 322
Reunification of Rational and Intuitional Universalism	p. 324
Reunification of Science and Metaphysics	p. 327
Metaphysical Revolution: Five Reunifications	p. 329
A New Discipline	p. 331
Order in Human Affairs: Applications of Universalist Thinking
New Understanding of the Past
Historical Universalism	p. 334
Cultural Universalism	p. 337
Literary Universalism	p. 344
Shaping the Future
Environmental Universalism	p. 347
Political (World-Government) Universalism	p. 355
Religious Universalism	p. 357
Epilogue
Summary	p. 361
Closing Vision	p. 365
Postscript	p. 368
Appendices
Constants and Ratios
326 Fundamental Physical Constants-complete listing in alphabetical order	p. 372
152 Fundamental Physical Constants-grouped under fields	p. 388
75 Ratios - extracted from table A.	p. 394
Biology's Big Bang: the Cambrian Explosion	p. 396
Natural Light's Effect on Growth	p. 398
The electromagnetic spectrum	p. 400
The Human Brain
General view of the human brain	p. 401
The pineal gland or pineal body or epiphysis	p. 401
The human brain showing the claustrum and amygdala	p. 402
Francis Crick's illustration of the claustrum	p. 402
The Human Eye and Reception of Light
General view of the human eye	p. 403
How photons are conveyed to the brain	p. 403
Light-brain transfer in close-up	p. 404
Richard Dawkins' illustration of the reception of light	p. 405
Appendix 6	p. 406
Notes and References to Sources	p. 407
Bibliography	p. 443
Index	p. 449
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