Did not review when first read.

A Mandala-Véda kiadó új, a modern tudomány és metafizika összefüggéseit taglaló soro­zatának rendkívüli módon elgondolkodtató darabja ez a könyv. A nyugati gondolkodás bri­liáns erőfeszítése, mely oldottsága ellenére a Zen-hez hasonló érzelmi, gondolati, értelmi fe­szültségeket, sőt esetenként a szellemi ébresztés átütő erejű felháborodását kelti az elszánt olvasóban. A meghódolás előtt álló, rendkívül képzett, kétségek és módszerek között elszántan küzdő nyugati értelem próbálkozásainak összegző keresztmetszete ez a könyv. A további fejlődés útja a klasszikus fizikából, a metafizika irányába tart, s a szálak az ősi, transzcendentális kelet felé vezetnek.

Not my thing. I gave up. ( )

Wilson might have gotten three stars instead of two if his arrogance and pettiness didn't make more than a token showing. Either he really didn't see how he was guilty of the same or worse absolute statements he pans from scientists, or he didn't care. Parts of this are lucid and thought-provoking - but not the parts he wants you to believe. A lot of nonsense interspersed with a little quantum mechanics, devolving into pseudoscience at the end. Too many logical fallacies, erroneous correlations, and outright snipes at people and groups he doesn't like for this text that is supposed to make you see things completely differently to be taken seriously. I made copious margin comments that I'll build into a full scale review as I researched some of his cites and name-drops. I am reading his Schrodinger's Cat Trilogy in parallel because it is supposed to be "the most scientific of science fiction" (It's not - by a LONG shot) and also his The New Inquisition, which was originally recommended. Unfortunately, while researching a lot found in this book, I found other references warning me that the book that is supposed to turn skepticism on its ear (The New Inquisition) is mostly a diatribe on the skeptics that either called out Wilson, or his pet interests, as well as a lengthy anecdotal and unsubstantiated tale of pseudo-science after pseudo-science.

Bottom line, this is nonsense with a little old school quantum mechanics. Don't waste your time unless your buy into post-modern mumbo-jumbo. ( )

Quite nice. ( )

An interesting and absorbing read from one of the most eccentric thinkers of our time. ( )

Brimming with unpredictable humour, erudite musings and provocative ideas (some of them, in retrospect, a touch idealistic), this is astrofuel for the mind. ( )

Not my thing. I gave up. ( )