Metaphysics Of Energy

An excerpt from the PREFACE: The problem of energy has generally been left to the scientist. It is taken for granted that energy is a fact of our experience, and that philosophy has little to say about matters of fact that have their certitude established by universal belief of mankind. From the savage to the savant, it is held as an undisputed fact that there is power in nature, power in us, and power in any conceivable form of ulterior reality. Men may differ as to the nature of this power, but nobody questions the fact itself. The aboriginal reduced nature to a congeries of wills and propitiated them. The later scientists and positivists, in their attempt to free nature from all anthropomorphic ideas, purged it of all forces and wills. But this so-called emancipation of scientific thought, though useful for the immediate purposes of science, left nature a huge and inexplicable illusion, leading most of these thinkers naturally to agnosticism; for, change is a patent fact of experience; how can it be explained without some power behind it? And yet the nature of this power defies thought. Humanity, as represented by the history of Western culture and civilization, has thus wavered between blind faith and agnosticism. After centuries of progress, its final attitude has been to relegate this problem to the scientist, who indeed speaks profusely about force and energy, but always finds it convenient to restrict these terms to certain conceptions of his own, formulated to suit his limited diagnosis of natural phenomena. Modern and contemporary philosophy has little to say definitely about it. In short, the final result of Western thinking has been to leave the problem where it was, in the mist of oboriginal ignorance, relieved only, by a learned agnosticism that is not unoften painfully conscious of its strangely grotesque constructions of nature. It will perhaps be thought ridiculous in some quarters, for a professed student of Advaitism to attempt the solution of such a concrete problem; for that philosophy is known to deny all facts of experience, and to revel merely in high-sounding but empty words about an Absolute that is to all appearances a meaningless fiction. Can such a philosophy solve one of the most concrete of our problems, when some of the best intellects among men, with a most intimate touch with reality and actual facts, have failed? The doubt is plausible,— at least sincere. But all I can say at present in answer to it is to refer to the following pages and the solution contained therein.

Excerpt from Metaphysics of Energy The problem of energy has generally been left to the scientist. It is taken for granted that energy is a fact of our experience, and that philosophy has little to say about matters of fact that have their certitude established by universal belief of mankind. From the savage to the savant, it is held as an nu disputed fact that there is power in nature, power in us, and power in any conceivable form of ulterior reality. Men may difier as to the nature of this power, but nobody questions the fact itself. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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At the intersection of science, metaphysics, and consciousness, The Science of Energy is the first book in a series that bridges the gap between conscious experience and the physical world. It presents a new metaphysical system, a single framework of logic where all aspects of reality (conscious and material) can work together. It is a path to understanding the nature of reality, but more than that, it lays the foundation for understanding how to achieve peace within the human experience. Beyond a simple philosophy of science, this volume establishes a metaphysics that is applied, tangible, and integrative. It traces our intellectual evolution from deity-centric worldviews to rationalistic science, examining the ties between internal experiences and the material world. It delves into the roles of memory, identity, and individuality in understanding the cosmic order, navigating the dichotomies of animate versus inanimate, sense versus intellect, and Eastern versus Western perspectives. Some of the contents include: A historical exploration of our conception of reality, transitioning from divine entities to rationalistic science. Insights into the interplay between subjective experiences, the natural order, and the limitations of current methodologies. A rational path connecting inner experiences with the outer material world. An examination of the senses in perceiving reality, highlighting the duality of feeling and thinking. The impact of consciousness on physical and biological systems, including DNA and identity. Contrasts between living (animate) and non-living (inanimate) entities, and their underlying unity. The evolution of consciousness in nature. The influence of belief and perception in shaping reality. Discussions on achieving peace in human consciousness and its role in nature.  This book is a comprehensive guide to the whole order of reality unveiling a duality at the heart of the cosmos and the importance of incorporating both sides of it for a complete understanding of the cosmic order.

The question of energy is among the most vital for the future of humanity and the flourishing of life on this planet. Yet, only very rarely (if at all) do we ask what energy is, what it means, what ends it serves, and how it is related to actuality, meaning-making, and instrumentality. Energy Dreams interrogates the ontology of energy from the first coinage of the word energeia by Aristotle to the current practice of fracking and the popularity of "energy drinks." Its sustained, multi-disciplinary investigation builds a theoretical infrastructure for an alternative energy paradigm. This study unhinges stubbornly held assumptions about energy, conceived in terms of a resource to be violently extracted from the depths of the earth and from certain living beings (such as plants, converted into biofuels), a thing that, teetering on the verge of depletion, sparks off movement and is incompatible with the inertia of rest. Consulting the insights of philosophers, theologians, psychologists and psychoanalysts, economic and political theorists, and physicists, Michael Marder argues that energy is not only a coveted object of appropriation but also the subject who dreams of amassing it; that it not only resides in the dimension of depth but also circulates on the surface; that it activates rest as much as movement, potentiality as much as actuality; and that it is both the means and the end of our pursuits. Ultimately, Marder shows that, instead of being grounded in utopian naïveté, the dreams of another energy—to be procured without devastating everything in existence—derive from the suppressed concept of energy itself.