Quantum Physics and Western Mysticism

From: Skeptic | Date: April 1, 2003| Author: | Copyright information

Quantum Physics and Western Mysticism

A review of Nature Loves to Hide: Quantum Physics and the Nature of Reality by Shimon Malin, Oxford University Press, May 2001, 289pages. Hardcover $27.50. ISBN: 0195138945,

Colgate University professor Shimon Malin's book Nature Loves to Hide is a bit of a trickster. On the bookstore shelf Nature Loves to Hide seems to be a much-needed reaction to the recent trend of looking at quantum physics as merely a revival of ancient Eastern mysticism. It boldly states on the cover, "Quantum Physics: A Western Perspective." But once taken off the shelf and paid ...

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