Headings for later sessions
Part A – conceptual issues
2. The Subject-Object divide
Exploring the origins of this and its ubiquity, looking particularly at
Descartes, Kant and Martin Buber.
3. Phenomenology
Alternatives to the subject object divide - Merleau-Ponty, David
Chalmers, Varela
4. Topics from psychology
Teasdale/Barnard and Matte Blanco
5. Logic
The development of logic from Aristotle, and the rise of alternative
logics
6. Topics from physics I -
breakdown of realism
Nancy Cartwright, introduction to Quantum theory.
7. Topics from physics II -
plurality
The generalised histories interpretation and quantum logic.
Part B - the Philosophical status of spiritual experience
8. The logical features of spiritual/psychotic experience
Nicholas of Cusa ... Peter Chadwick ... William James
9. Perennialism, Contextualism and
Participation
Wilber, John Heron, Peter Reason, Jorge Ferrer
Part C – conclusion
10. Summary of main issues raised over the course