The Philosopher's Stone

Library Journal

Science explains how the world works through the laws of physics, and scientific theory is based upon the separation of humans from the natural world. Peat ( Cold Fusion , LJ 11/15/89), an expert on synchronicity (a fusion of physics and psychology) refutes this contention, pointing out that many of the laws cannot cover the multiplicity and complexity of the world and events. Using chaos science (a theoretical discipline which attempts to predict events that seem inherently unpredictable) as a backdrop, he proposes that the universe is nonunitary. His study is interesting and intriguing--particularly the concept of mapmaking as a method for unifying the physical, the mental, and the spiritual. Recommended for libraries with an audience for philosophy, scientific theory, or the intersection of science and the spirit.-- Gail Wood, Montgomery Coll. Lib., Germantown, Md.