Erwin Schroedinger
Erwin Schroedinger was an Austrian Physicist who lived from 1887 to
1961.
What Newton did for classical physics, Schroedinger did for quantum
physics.
He developed the concept of the wave theory of matter, and also provided
some very keen philosophical insights into reality, some of which are found
in his essays, 'My view of the World', 'What is Life?' and
'Mind and Matter'.
Without being aware of it, and without being rigorously
systematic about it, we exclude the Subject of Cognizance from the domain
of nature that we endeavor to understand. We step up with our own person
back into the part of the onlooker who does not belong to the world, which
by this very procedure becomes an objective world.
What is Life?
Schroedinger on Mind
In 'Mind and matter':
The world is a construct of our sensations, perceptions,
memories. It is convenient to regard it as existing objectively on its
own.....
Mind has erected the objective outside world of the natural
philosopher out of its own stuff. Mind could not cope with this gigantic
task otherwise than by the simplifying device of excluding itself - withdrawing
from its conceptual creation. Hence the latter does not contain its own
creator.
And in 'My view of the World':
Consciousness is that by which this world first becomes
manifest, by which indeed, we can quite calmly say it first becomes present;
that the world consists of the elements of consciousness
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