Introduction to Aurocafe

Consciousness conundrums, quantum quandaries, the evolution of reality, and all that

Welcome to Aurocafe, an irregular (of late biweekly-ish) newsletter by me, Ulrich Mohrhoff, about issues in the philosophy of mind/consciousness and in the philosophy of science, and about whatever matters in the long run, such as a world view (like this one) which will (at a minimum) ensure our survival.

I have published numerous peer-reviewed papers in various foundational journals as well as a textbook with the preposterous title The World According to Quantum Mechanics: Why the Laws of Physics Make Perfect Sense After All (World Scientific, 2nd edition 2018). This was written while teaching a philosophically oriented course of quantum mechanics at the Sri Aurobindo International Centre of Education in Pondicherry, India, where I live.

I consider myself well versed about quantum physics, the philosophy of consciousness, and the life and works of Sri Aurobindo. While I am no adept in any one of these areas, I am probably better acquainted with all three than any expert in a single one or even the first two areas. And when it comes to the aforesaid worldview, none is more relevant than the third.

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