Astrology and Idealism Export

@inbook{citeulike:1345516, abstract = {This work attempts to argue that astrological phenomena (i.e. things happening in accordance with astrological predictions) can only be explained by (philosophy of mind) idealism. In other words, astrological phenomena happen because of some non-spatial mechanism. Astrology, in particular Indian (Vedic) astrology, is empirically convincing and thus true/valid. However, its conventional spatial mechanistic explanation (that the astrological phenomena are caused by some rays emitted by the planets) is flawed. Further, it can be conjectured that no valid spatial mechanistic explanation can be provided. Therefore, in such case, only a (valid) non-spatial mechanistic (i.e. idealistic) explanation can be given. And one such explanation is the NSTP (Non – Spatial Thinking Process) theory, which also explains phenomena like quantum non-locality. Then, finally, the planets (more accurately, the astrological planets) stand as mere conceptual indicators in the non-spatial universal program.}, author = {Joshi, Kedar}, booktitle = {Superultramodern Science and Philosophy}, citeulike-article-id = {1345516}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://demoprints3.eprints.org/608/}, keywords = {astrology, body, conceptual, empirical, idealism, indian, indicator, mind, non-locality, non-spatial, nstp, planets, program, quantum, realism, spatial, theory, universal, vedic}, month = {December}, posted-at = {2007-05-31 07:18:51}, priority = {5}, publisher = {Red Lead Press}, title = {Astrology and Idealism}, url = {http://demoprints3.eprints.org/608/}, year = {2005} }

TY - CHAP ID - citeulike:1345516 L3 - citeulike-article-id:1345516 N2 - This work attempts to argue that astrological phenomena (i.e. things happening in accordance with astrological predictions) can only be explained by (philosophy of mind) idealism. In other words, astrological phenomena happen because of some non-spatial mechanism. Astrology, in particular Indian (Vedic) astrology, is empirically convincing and thus true/valid. However, its conventional spatial mechanistic explanation (that the astrological phenomena are caused by some rays emitted by the planets) is flawed. Further, it can be conjectured that no valid spatial mechanistic explanation can be provided. Therefore, in such case, only a (valid) non-spatial mechanistic (i.e. idealistic) explanation can be given. And one such explanation is the NSTP (Non – Spatial Thinking Process) theory, which also explains phenomena like quantum non-locality. Then, finally, the planets (more accurately, the astrological planets) stand as mere conceptual indicators in the non-spatial universal program. TI - Astrology and Idealism PB - Red Lead Press T2 - Superultramodern Science and Philosophy KW - astrology KW - body KW - conceptual KW - empirical KW - idealism KW - indian KW - indicator KW - mind KW - non-locality KW - non-spatial KW - nstp KW - planets KW - program KW - quantum KW - realism KW - spatial KW - theory KW - universal KW - vedic AU - Joshi, Kedar PY - 2005/12// UR - http://demoprints3.eprints.org/608/ ER -