All matter originates and exists only by virtue of a force… We must assume behind this force the existence of a conscious and intelligent Mind. This Mind is the matrix of all matter.
Max Planck, PhD
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Eleven internationally known scientists, from a variety of scientific fields
(physics, biology, neuroscience, psychology, medicine, psychiatry)
Emeritus Professor of Human Physiology, and a member of the Institute of Neuroscience, at the University of Oregon. She was chair of the Human Physiology Department for seven years. She has recently (2017) accepted the position of Research Director for the IANDS
Professor of Psychology, Medicine, Neurology, Psychiatry, and Surgery at the University of Arizona, at the main campus in Tucson. In addition to teaching courses on health and spiritual psychology, he is the Director of the Laboratory for Advances in Consciousness and Health.
Charles Tart, PhD
Dean Radin, PhD
Gary E. Schwartz, PhD
Imants Baruss, PhD
Julia Mossbridge, PhD
Larry Dossey, MD
Lisa Miller, PhD
Marjorie Woollacott, PhD
Mario Beauregard, PhD
Menas Kafatos, PhD
Stephan A. Schwartz
Dean Radin, PhD
Gary E. Schwartz, PhD
Imants Baruss, PhD
Julia Mossbridge, PhD
Larry Dossey, MD
Lisa Miller, PhD
Marjorie Woollacott, PhD
Mario Beauregard, PhD
Menas Kafatos, PhD
Stephan A. Schwartz
What does Postmaterialism mean?
Materialism refers to assumptions about the nature of reality. In science it is expressed in terms of mathematical theories and experimental tests of concepts like matter, energy, space and time. Pre-materialism refers to pre-scientific history, when reality was understood solely in terms of supernatural or religious concepts. The prefix “post” in post-materialism refers to the next development in our understanding of reality. Post-materialism refers to the hypothesis of consciousness as a fundamental component of reality. Post-materialism is gaining support from an increasing number of scientists and scholars who have come to believe that a solely material approach (where “material” is understood in today’s terms) is insufficient to gain a comprehensive understanding of reality.
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Letter from the Founding Presidents
Welcome to the Academy for the Advancement of Postmaterialist Sciences (AAPS).