Dual-Aspect Monism and the Deep Structure of Meaning

Harald Atmanspacher is an emeritus member of the Turing Center of ETH Zürich and a faculty member of the C.G. Jung Institute Zürich. He is the Editor-in-Chief of the journal Mind and Matter and serves as the President of the Society for Mind-Matter Research. Selected publications include Recasting Reality: Wolfgang Pauli’s Philosophical Ideas and Contemporary Science (with H. Primas, 2009), The Pauli-Jung Conjecture and Its Impact Today (with C.A. Fuchs, 2014), and his review of Quantum Approaches to Consciousness in the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (last update 2020).Dean Rickles is Professor of History and Philosophy of Modern Physics at the University of Sydney, Australia, where he is also a director of the Sydney Centre for Time. He is the author of many books, including Covered with Deep Mist: The Development of Quantum Gravity (2020) and A Brief History of String Theory: From Dual Models to M-Theory (2016). He is co-editor, with Elaine Landry, of the Routledge Studies in the Philosophy of Mathematics and Physics book series.

• IntroductionPart 1: Monism and Meaning1. Historical Background to Dual-Aspect Monism2. Varieties of MeaningPart 2: Three Approaches to Dual-Aspect Monism3. Wolfgang Pauli and Carl Gustav Jung4. Arthur Eddington and John Wheeler5. David Bohm and Basil HileyPart 3: Discussion and Perspectives6. Comparative Discussion7. Ideas for Future Research8. Outlook: After Physicalism

"In summary, the present book is well-written and provides a fascinating philosophical alternative to the usual suspects from metaphysics . . . It is recommended to those who feel that the problem of understanding mind and consciousness has something to do with the fundamental nature of reality itself. Its emphasis on the role of meaning in grounding this reality is novel and makes for a refreshing read."Robert Prentner, Journal of Consciousness Studies"The core argument of the book comes across clearly enough, the argument is of great philosophical and cultural importance, and the detailed discussions amply repay study. Also, this book is, to my mind, one of the most illuminating works yet published for understanding the philosophical underpinnings of Jung’s thought and its potential contributions to our current cultural situation."Roderick Main, Journal of Analytical Psychology“We have in this book a remarkable argument for the centrality of meaning in the workings of the world taken as a whole . . . While remaining grounded in careful analysis and a profound grasp of the argument’s scientific, philosophical, and psychological foundations, there is an almost mystical dimension as well . . . Atmanspacher and Rickles challenge analytical psychology and modern physics to a rich dialogue going forward.”George B. Hogenson, International Journal of Jungian Studies