Reforming the Ontology of Modern Science

This course is designed to examine the notion that modern science is trapped in an ‘ontological confinement’, constructed from the four ‘walls’ of; materialism, mechanism, reductionism and determinism.

We will; examine the current ontological confinement of modern science, look at various critiques of this, consider the ontologies of A.N. Whitehead and a more modern version from Frederico Faggin. The last two sessions will examine my own adaptation of Whitehead’s ‘experiential’ ontology, based on energy as the basic ‘fabric’ of reality and finally consider free will in the light of these various ontologies.

The course will consist of six weekly sessions of two hour each (with gaps on 17 Sept and 15 Oct. so that participants can attend the Eltham philosophy meetings).

I shall offer the course from my own apartment in Woolwich Arsenal. The course sessions will be held on Wednesdays, from 10:30 to 12:30, starting 3 Sept, followed by 10 and 24 Sept, and then 1, 8 and 22 Oct. Those wishing to attend, please email the convenor, for location details.