NIELS BOHR AND THE MYSTICISM OF NATURE |
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| Authors: | John Honner |
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| Affiliation: | John Honner lectures in philosophy of science and twentieth-century theology at the United Faculty of Theology, Ormond College, Melbourne University, and is a member of the Jesuit Theological College, 175 Royal Parade, Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia. |
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| Abstract: | Some authors have described Niels Rohr as “never being open to anything transcendental.” Wolfgang Pauli, on the other hand, spent many years trying to persuade Bohr to admit to a kind of’ mysticism. This study offers support to Pauli's claims. First, a distinction between what is vague on the one hand, and what is necessarily circular on the other, clarifies the work of Bohr. This discussion leads to comments on Bohr's attitude towards the mutuality of spirit and matter and of reason and mysticism. Finally, some reflections are made about the relevance of Bohr's covert transcendental philosophy for theological endeavors. |
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