Ervin László

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Ervin László

Ervin László [ ˈɛrvin ˈlaːsloː ] (* 1932 in Budapest ) is a Hungarian philosopher of science , systems theorist and author. He is President of the Club of Budapest, which he founded, and a member of the World Academy of Arts and Science .

László deals with questions of metaphysics and ontology and is considered an important representative of systems theory , general evolutionary theory and integral theory as well as philosophy , futurology and aesthetics .

Although he places part of his theses in the physical context of a "Great Unified Theory" , his writings are not cited in the physical context. His theses cannot therefore be understood as physical-scientific standpoints.

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Ervin László started out as a pianist. In 1947, at the age of fifteen, he took part in the Concours International de Musique in Geneva and took one of the top places. The American record company RCA has produced at least one album with him on which László interprets piano works by Sibelius. László recorded works by Liszt for radio at NDR Hamburg in the sixties.

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László is the author of several books and numerous publications in international journals and magazines. He is the editor of the quarterly World Futures - The Journal of General Evolution and the book series World Futures General Evolution Studies , as well as co-editor of Behavioral Science and the four-volume peace encyclopedia World Encyclopedia of Peace . In 1993 László founded the Club of Budapest Foundation , which sees itself as a future workshop for global issues.

His work on mind and consciousness, as well as morphogenetics , also deals with a "Great Unified Theory". He also refers to the physicist Stephen W. Hawking , although László's theories have little in common with the great unified theory of physics. He expands the unification of the four known elementary forces striven for in physics by a fifth field, which he calls the Psi field or A field.

In his work on a holistic worldview (“The Fifth Field”, “Holos”, and “At Home in the Universe”) Ervin László propagates the idea of ​​this fundamental new field, which is intended to explain both quantum physical and numerous parapsychological phenomena. This A-field is supposed to represent a kind of cosmic memory ( Akashic Chronicle ), in which, in addition, in a non-local way through torsion fields and scalar waves, faster-than-light information transfer in the quantum vacuum is to take place. The German physicist Christian Sämann considers László's arguments in the field of the natural sciences to be invalid , weak or not mandatory , despite a positive attitude towards his work .

In his books, Ervin László also criticizes the Darwinian theory of evolution as “insufficient explanation” and draws heavily on the arguments of the intelligent design movement (e.g. Michael Behe ).

With regard to the explanation of the phenomenon of consciousness , Ervin László advocates a variant of panpsychism and neutral monism (substance monism with dualism of properties), in contrast to purely physicalistic interpretations such as Daniel Dennett . Contrary to some other representatives of integral thinking , such as B. Ken Wilber , however, Ervin László clearly speaks out against the idea of ​​an immortal soul or a life after death .

Works

  • Weltwende 2012 - How a green economy, new politics and higher awareness work together (2009) ISBN 3981244257
  • The Chaos Point - The World at the Crossroads (2006) ISBN 0-7499-2716-X
  • At Home in the Universe - A New Vision of Reality (2005) ISBN 3-7934-2002-7
  • Macroshift (2003) ISBN 3-458-17157-6
  • You Can Change the World - How can I change the world? (2003) ISBN 3-936486-23-9
  • Holos - The World of New Sciences (2002) ISBN 3-928632-94-9
  • Cosmic Creativity (2001) ISBN 3-458-33808-X
  • The fifth field (2000) ISBN 3-404-60477-6
  • Systems theory as a world view (1998) ISBN 3-424-01387-0
  • Science and Reality (1999) ISBN 3-458-33270-7
  • Evolutionary Management (1999) ISBN 3-89459-020-3
  • The Third Millennium (1998) ISBN 3-518-39471-1
  • Peace through Dialogue (1995) ISBN 3-351-02434-7
  • 1992: The Laszlo Report. Paths to Global Survival. Verlag Moderne Industrie, 1992. Heyne-Sachbuch 1994, ISBN 3-45307808X .
  • Think globally. Redesigning the Networked World (1989); Goldmann Taschenbuch 12303 ISBN 3-442-12303-8
  • Evolutionary Management: Global Concepts of Action. Fulda: Paidia-Verlag, 1992; English: Management by evolution.
  • The Evolution of Cognitive Maps: New Paradigms for the 21st Century. Together with I. Masulli. Gordon & Breach, New York 1992
  • The Age of Bifurcation : The Key to Understanding the Changing World. Gordon & Breach, New York 1991
  • (Ed.): The New Evolutionary Paradigm: Transdisciplinary Studies. New York: Gordon & Breach, 1991.
  • Thinking globally: Redesigning the networked world. Horizont, Rosenheim 1989, ISBN 3-442-12303-8
  • Evolution: The Grand Synthesis. Boston and London: New Science Library, Shambhala Publications, 1987
    • German edition: Evolution - The new synthesis: Paths into the future. Europe, Vienna 1987, ISBN 3-203-50968-7
  • Introduction to Systems Philosophy. (1973), ISBN 0061317624 , foreword by Ludwig von Bertalanffy
  • Evolution and Revolution: Patterns of Development in Nature, Society, Culture and Man. Together with R. Gotesky, Gordon & Breach, New York and London 1971

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personal data
SURNAME László, Ervin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Hungarian philosopher of science, systems theorist and author
DATE OF BIRTH 1932
PLACE OF BIRTH Budapest