Ghost in the Machine

Japanese: 《機械の中の幽霊》 - きかいのなかのゆうれい
Ghost in the Machine

…Up until this time, Koestler, like his friend G. Orwell, can be highly regarded as a witness to the times. After that, he entered the field of science history and theory with works such as “Sleepwalker” (1959) and “The Theory of Creative Activity” (1964), and severely criticized the traditional reductionist paradigm of science (“The Ghost in the Machine” (1968) and “Beyond Reductionism” (ed., 1969)). He proposed the concept of the holon, advocated a new holism, and created the impetus for the so-called New Age Science with works such as “The Nature of Chance” (1972) and “The Mystery of the Midsummer Frog” (1973). …

*Some of the terminology references "Ghost in the Machine" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…このころまでのケストラーは,友人のG.オーウェル同様,時代の証言者として高く評価できる。その後,《夢遊病者》(1959),《創造活動の理論》(1964)などで科学史・科学論の分野に進出,従来の要素還元主義的な科学のパラダイムを厳しく批判(《機械の中の幽霊》(1968)や《還元主義を超えて》(編,1969))。全体子(ホロンholon)という概念を提案して,新しい全体論を唱えるとともに,《偶然の本質》(1972),《サンバガエルの謎》(1973)などで,いわゆるニュー・エージ・サイエンスのきっかけをつくった。…

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