[p2p-research] Enlightenment for Everyone

Fri Apr 9 08:27:08 CEST 2010

Dear Timothy,

I cannot engage further for the moment, still being on a lecture tour AND
with the family, but found these exchanges with chris very interesting,

what I find of particular interest is the genealogy you are sketching just
below, and I think it would be useful for our blog readers to have some kind
of bibliographic overview on this ... can you recommend anything or have
time to write a one pager up at some point?

It would also be the occasion to talk again about your course,

I would recommend sending your draft to sam and paul as well

Michel

Important discoveries by scientists using the whole-istic inclusive approach
of “trans-modern” *synergic science* include: Paul Kammerer’s *Theory of
Serialty* (1919), Alfred Korzybski’s *Theory of Time-binding** *(1921) and
his *General Semantics* (1933), Edward Haskell’s *Unified Science* (1945),
Ludwig von Bertalanffy’s *General Systems Theory* (1962), Arthur Koestler’s
*Theory of Holons and Holography *(1967), George Land’s *Theory of
Transformation* (1973), Buckminster Fuller’s *Synergetics* (1975), N. Arthur
Coulter’s *Human Synergetics* (1976), Arthur Young’s *Theory of
Process*(1976), and James G. Miller’s
*General Theory of Living Systems* (1978).

On Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 5:46 AM, Timothy Wilken, MD <
timothy.wilken at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hey Chris,
>
> Thanks for taking the time to read and think about my announcement. I am in
> clinic today, so must defer responding more completely to them until a
> little later.
>
> When not practicing medicine, I work as a synergic scientist. The phrase
> synergic science <http:///?ui=2&view=bsp&ver=1qygpcgurkovy#_ftn1> serves
> as a metaphoric container for all those works of “trans-modern” science that
> were created using a new whole-istic inclusive approach.
>
> Beginning in 1919, a new approach to science emerged. This new
> “trans-modern” approach to science was based in part on the realization that
> the ‘whole’ cannot be deeply understood except as an intact functioning
> ‘whole.’ This new whole-istic inclusive approach to science *transcends*and
> *includes* the older reductionistic science.
>
> This means the new approach really is inclusive. It includes both the
> ‘physical’ and the ‘metaphysical’—both the ‘objective’ and the ‘subjective’.
> When you *transcend* and *include*, you avoid throwing the baby out with
> the bath water. <http:///?ui=2&view=bsp&ver=1qygpcgurkovy#_ftn1>
>
> Important discoveries by scientists using the whole-istic inclusive
> approach of “trans-modern” *synergic science* include: Paul Kammerer’s *Theory
> of Serialty* (1919), Alfred Korzybski’s *Theory of Time-binding** *(1921)
> and his *General Semantics* (1933), Edward Haskell’s *Unified Science*(1945), Ludwig von Bertalanffy’s
> *General Systems Theory* (1962), Arthur Koestler’s *Theory of Holons and
> Holography *(1967), George Land’s *Theory of Transformation* (1973),
> Buckminster Fuller’s *Synergetics* (1975), N. Arthur Coulter’s *Human
> Synergetics* (1976), Arthur Young’s *Theory of Process* (1976), and James
> G. Miller’s *General Theory of Living Systems* (1978).
>
> I appreciate all your comments. No concerns about telling me to suck eggs.
> After all, this is our first conversation.
>
> More later,
>
> Timothy
> SynEarth.net <http://synearth.net/>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 2:38 PM, Chris Stewart <chris.stewart at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>>  Hi Michel
>>
>>
>>
>> I hope you are well - Richard Hames mentioned that you have now moved back
>> more fully to P2P - I'm glad that has picked up!!!!
>>
>>
>>
>> Timothy - a very interesting proposal!  I think this course would be a
>> fascinating avenue into this domain.  A great continuation of the western
>> enlightenment project.  Have you read Ken Wilber?  I wouldn't recommend
>> following his path, I think the uniqueness of your approach is brilliantly
>> simple and likely accessible and thus powerful for people.  You might,
>> however, get some leads into further sources and frames of reference that
>> could really assist as you explicate this investigation... One such lead
>> might be Howard Gardner's multiple lines of development - moral, cognitive,
>> etc  The other is the concept of being or consciousness - the degree of
>> inner light - and the field of activity (emotion, intelligence, knowing and
>> action that creates behaviour).  The other tricky corner to watch for is of
>> course the post-modern turn.... the contextualised interpretation of
>> behaviours etc.  Gardner's approach might lead you to distinguish - or not!
>> - between a state of enlightenment and the saintly behaviour...  the closest
>> parallel to your approach on behavioural modelling is likely found in
>> Neuro-linguistic programming (NLP).  It might also be worth modelling some
>> of their modelling to inform your approach.
>>
>>
>>
>> Sorry if I'm telling you to suck eggs, so to speak, but these are my first
>> thoughts without knowing you ;)
>>
>>
>>
>> I wish you the best of luck - I think our modern world, and its future
>> possibilities, could greatly benefit from such investigations and the
>> inevitable experimentations it will lead to!   Bravo!
>>
>>
>>
>> Regards
>>
>>
>>
>> Chris Stewart
>>
>>
>>
>> Melbourne, Australia  | +61 (0) 411 54 29 54 | chris.stewart at gmail.com |
>> Skype: chris.c.stewart
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* Michel Bauwens [mailto:michelsub2004 at gmail.com]
>> *Sent:* Monday, 29 March 2010 6:00 PM
>> *To:* Chris Stewart; Lawrence Wollersheim
>> *Cc:* Timothy Wilken, MD
>> *Subject:* Fwd: Enlightenment for Everyone
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks for sending some comments to Timothy
>>
>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> From: *Timothy Wilken, MD* <timothy.wilken at gmail.com>
>> Date: Mon, Mar 29, 2010 at 8:06 AM
>> Subject: Enlightenment for Everyone
>> To: Tim Wilken <twilken.mbay at gmail.com>
>>
>>
>> Dear Friends,
>>
>> This is the *draft* of an announcement for *A Course on Scientific
>> Enlightenment*. It is being circulated to a small group of friends for
>> comment and feedback. It can be printed out for your convenience, but do not
>> circulate the draft.
>>
>> Initially I envision a class in the Monterey, CA area in the Spring to
>> Summer of 2010. As soon as I have proof of concept, I will make it available
>> on the internet so it can reach a global humanity.
>>
>> Please read the 8 page PDF at your convenience. All feedback is much
>> appreciated.
>>
>> Thank you,
>>
>> Timothy
>>
>>
>>
>>
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