Dualism and Monism in Science and Jung
J. Mackey
Jung Journal January 2, 2024 DOI: 10.1080/19342039.2023.2294025 (opens in new tab)
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AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
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| Key points | Argues that Pas's quantum-mechanical monism, which posits a universal wave function and, via many-worlds and decoherence, a dualism of consciousness and the quasi-classical world, is remarkably similar to Jung's dual-aspect monism despite apparent differences. |
Abstract
ABSTRACT The One, by theoretical physicist Heinrich Pas, reviews the history of monism from the Greeks to the modern period. Pas proposes a monism he calls “the One.” His One follows from quantum mechanics. It is a universal wave function. He is then faced with how our everyday world arises. To answer he relies on a version of Evert’s many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics and a process of decoherence that results in a dualism of consciousness and the quasi-classical world of space, time, and matter. C. G. Jung proposed a dual-aspect monism influenced by synchronicity. A comparison between Pas’s monism and dualism and Jung’s finds some apparent differences, but in the end they are found to be remarkably similar.