8 Lecons Essentielles sur la Science Quantique

Emmanuel Ransford is a brilliant expositor of quantum theory and author of a number of previous books on the subject as it relates to consciousness. Here he gives his take on a number of essential features of quantum physics using some strikingly original metaphors and parallels, explaining how the various features such as 'quantition', quantum leaps and non-locality interrelate as systems move from indefinite to specific due to what he calls a quantum threat (from flou to net). An original feature of his thinking is the distinction between what he calls exo-causality as deterministic and endo-causality as inherent and possessing a certain power of initiative and decision manifest at different levels, and ultimately as qualified free will in humans. This makes an elegant connection between the micro and the macro. His striking analogy for complementarity here is the poached egg with its white and yolk, the first representing determinism and the second uncertainty or randomness, concealing the yolk within when cooked (p. 102). Endo-causality is associated with coherence, as explained in the final lesson, after which he moves on to five indications of free will, observing that materialistic science has no room for this concept. Within Emmanuel's system, consciousness and the sentience of plants are both embedded in 'holomatter' with inherent nonlocal connectivity, for which he has his own terminology that is difficult to translate into English. An original and stimulating exploration of the field.