The Blind Spot of Science: Life, Love, Consciousness and Health
p. 347-362
Abstract
Science is a collective activity, in which many individuals co-operate in the quest for understanding the unknown. One of the simplifying assumptions of classical science, studying objects, was that the human observer could be obiective. This led to an irresponsible situation: the scientist as outsider of reality ('playing god'). By this assumption scientists are explicitly implicitly unable to cope with the consequences of their own creation. This approach is leading to extensive damage to Earth, and humanity, and it is necessary to focus on the hidden role of the scientist in science. It will be seen that this focus makes it possible to address what seems to be the blind spot of science: the scientist himherself, and the vital difference between the nature of living beings and dead matter. It appears necessary to, literally, bring science to life.
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References
Bibliographical reference
Otto Van Nieuwenhuijze, « The Blind Spot of Science: Life, Love, Consciousness and Health », CASYS, 19 | 2006, 347-362.
Electronic reference
Otto Van Nieuwenhuijze, « The Blind Spot of Science: Life, Love, Consciousness and Health », CASYS [Online], 19 | 2006, Online since 10 October 2024, connection on 10 January 2025. URL : http://popups.lib.uliege.be/1373-5411/index.php?id=2727
Author
Otto Van Nieuwenhuijze
Independent Research Scientist