Books by GEORGE LUKE

The present book, considering the key question about the origin of life and mind, suggests an innovative thesis of philosophy of biological science, which is an uncharted area so far. System Philosophy logically shows that things exist by the union of opposites. Treating genetic code (information) as nonphysical is the vital step to reach the new philosophy about biology. Importantly, life is a system formed by the opposite entities called macromolecule (mainly DNA) and information. This leads to the new system model of life and evolution, which synthesizes the opposite views of science and religion. The materialist theory of evolution advanced by Charles Darwin is radically modified in this book. Also it would equip us to tackle the problem of missing links in an ingenious way. The age-old problems of mind-body dualism and self-consciousness are solved here through the system model of mind. Also the analysis is extended to develop the system philosophy of religion, which effectively provides a new thesis about God. The present book is written in a pedagogic style, by explaining all concepts in a basic manner, making use of suitable Tables and Diagrams. So the book would serve as text as well as reference for all inquisitive readers.

What is the reality or fundamental stuff of the universe? With regard to this age-old question, in Western philosophy, there are six worldviews under the main groups called organic worldview, spiritual process worldview, mechanistic worldview, and physical process worldview. These worldviews would logically lead to seven theories of reality (ultimate reality). This innovative framework can give the basic classification of the entire range of diverse philosophical doctrines, including idealism, materialism, and mysticism. An intellectual and secular analysis of the separate streams of philosophy-denoting them together as monistic philosophy-covers the major part of this book. Then, for solving the above controversies, this author discovers system philosophy with the key principle: Ultimate reality is the system of opposite forces called body and consciousness, which are represented by x-axis and y-axis, respectively, of coordinate geometry. Then reality is like a factory, producing worldly things as systems of those opposite components. The final part of this book establishes the existence of seven social systems at the global level into which human life is divided. In this way, we can reconcile the issues of knowledge and truth pertaining to various branches of natural science and social science as well as religion.