Complementary Realities and the Quantum World

Dr Sudip Patra earned his PhD from University of Glasgow Scotland. Dr Patra is now an Associate Professor at the OP Jindal Global University, India. He is a fellow at the Jindal India Institute, a fellow at LINPR Italy, and a founding member of an interdisciplinary international research center, CEASP (Centre for Complexity Economics, Applied Spirituality, and Public Policy). Dr Patra’s research lies in frontier research area of quantum-like framework. His other research interests are in the areas of complexity science, philosophy of quantum mechanics, and philosophy of science at large. Dr Patra has been visiting premier places for talks and seminars, for example: Ohio state University, US, or IIT Bombay, or Aston University, UK, JNU, India. Quantum-like framework is an interdisciplinary work in the interface between mathematical-philosophical foundations of quantum science (quantum information theory in particular), and decision science, with possible extensions to social sciences (even in political science).Dr. Menas C. Kafatos is the Fletcher Jones Endowed Professor of Computational Physics and the Director of the Institute for Earth, Computing, Human and Observing at Chapman University. Author, physicist, philosopher, works on the environment, climate change; natural hazards; expert on quantum mechanics, cosmology, measurement and the role of the mind, Earth and space/astronomy, data information systems. B.A. in Physics, Cornell University, 1967. Ph.D. in Physics Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1972. Postdoctoral work at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center; George Mason University, Professor of Interdisciplinary Sciences, 1984-2008, Dean of the School of Computational Sciences; Director of the Center for Earth Observing and Space Research. At Chapman University since 2008. Founding Dean of the Schmid College of Science and Technology, 2009-2012. Director, Institute for Earth, Computing, Human and Observing. More than 45 years in undergraduate and graduate teaching and research. Author, co-author, editor of 26 books and 350+ articles, many in high impact, top reputation journals such as two in each, Nature and Scientific American.

• Brief foreword. Prologue. Chapter 1. Dominant Paradigms Related to the Copenhagen Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics and Relationships to Cognition and Consciousness. Chapter 2. Human cognitive realities and the Quantum world. Chapter 3. Quantum-like reality, subjective experiences, and the Quantum physical world. Chapter 4. Exploring the depths of existence: contextuality-complementarity, and non-locality. Chapter 5. Quantum- consciousness link revisited: quantum-like qualia? And beyond. Chapter 6. Beyond mind-body views in world philosophies: Possible exchanges with modern science. Chapter 7. Future developments in science: Practical aspects of human destiny. Chapter 8. Curious case of pure consciousness. Chapter 9. Mathematical Appendix. Epilogue.