Luminary: Ervin Laszlo
Ervin Laszlo, PhD is the author or editor of sixty-nine books translated into as many as nineteen languages, and has over four hundred articles and research papers and six volumes of piano recordings to his credit. He serves as editor of the monthly World Futures: The Journal of General Evolution and of its associated General Evolution Studies book series.
Quantum physics has long sought after a "Theory of Everything" (TOE), or a single mathematical equation that could account for all the laws in the universe. In Science and the Akashic Field, Laszlo proposes that a genuine TOE is achievable. Western scientists are beginning to discover what has been documented by Eastern sages and mystics for thousands of years; that within nature exists an interconnecting field that interweaves every atom, cell, organism, and mind, throughout time – “The Akashic Record." This field acts as “the memory of the universe" and “continuously interacts with matter at every level from subatomic to cosmic to influence the way every living thing grows, adapts, and evolves."
“Science and the Akashic Field is the product of four decades of searching for meaning through science. My enduring interest has been to find an answer to questions such as “What is the nature of the world?" and “What is the meaning of my life in the world? I wanted the most reliable kind of answers there are, and reflected that I could find no better source for them than science." Laszlo’s committed search for truth through science has garnered the admiration of people around the world who are seeking to find meaning and make sense of life.
“Ervin Laszlo has, probably more than any person alive, intricately spelled out a staggering but often neglected fact: we live in a hopelessly interconnected universe, with each and every single thing connected in almost miraculous ways to each and every other," says Ken Wilber, the world’s leading integral philosopher.
Laszlo is generally recognized as the founder of systems philosophy and general evolution theory, serving as founder-director of the General Evolution Research Group and as past president of the International Society for the Systems Sciences. He is the recipient of the highest degree in philosophy and human sciences from the Sorbonne, the University of Paris, as well as of the coveted Artist Diploma of the Franz Liszt Academy of Budapest. His numerous prizes and awards include four honorary doctorates.
His appointments have included research grants at Yale and Princeton Universities, professorships for philosophy, systems sciences, and future sciences at the Universities of Houston, Portland State, and Indiana, as well as Northwestern University and the State University of New York. His career has also included guest professorships at various universities in Europe and the Far East. In addition, Laszlo worked as program director for the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR). In 1999 he was awarded an honorary doctorate by the Canadian International Institute of Advanced Studies in Systems Research and Cybernetics.
Laszlo serves as president of the Club of Budapest and head of the General Evolution Research Group, which he founded. He is an advisor to the UNESCO Director General, ambassador of the International Delphic Council, member of both the International Academy of Science, World Academy of Arts and Science, and the International Academy of Philosophy. He is the former president of the International Society for Systems Sciences.
Selected Books
Science and the Akashic Field: An Integral Theory of Everything
The Whispering Pond: A Personal Guide to the Emerging Vision of Science
The Systems View of the World: A Holistic Vision for Our Time
Selected Articles
New Concepts of Matter, Life, and Mind
Where No System Is Entirely Closed
Conscious Evolution: An Interview with Ervin Laszlo
Great Shift Dialogues: Ervin Laszlo and Peter Russell
Ervin Laszlo & Peter Russell | 02.01.08 |
Great Shift Dialogues
