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Peter Henri Bortoft (1938 – 29 December 2012) was a British independent researcher and teacher, lecturer and writer on physics and the philosophy of science. He is best known for his work ''The Wholeness of Nature'', considered a relevant and original recent interpretation of Goethean science.〔(Book review on ''Wholeness of Nature'' ) by David Seamon, originally appeared in Parabola, 22, 3 (Fall 1997): 90-91〕〔(Book review on ''The Wholeness of Nature'' ) by John Barnes〕 His book ''Taking Appearance Seriously: The Dynamic Way of Seeing in Goethe and European Thought'' was published in 2012. Bortoft completed his studies at the University of Hull,〔(Henri Bortoft ) 〕 and then performed postgraduate research on the foundations of quantum physics at Birkbeck College, where theoretical physicist David Bohm introduced him to the problem of wholeness in quantum theory. Subsequently, Bortoft worked with John G. Bennett on the topic of perception of wholeness. Bortoft taught physics and philosophy of science at Schumacher College in the framework of the program in ''Holistic Science''. He has held numerous lectures and seminars in Great Britain and the United States on the scientific work of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and on the development of modern science. Bortoft died on 29 December 2012 at his home in Matlaske, Norfolk. ==Works== *Henri Bortoft ''Taking Appearance Seriously: The Dynamic Way of Seeing in Goethe and European Thought'', Floris Books, 2012, ISBN 978-086315-927-5 *''The Wholeness of Nature: Goethe's way toward a science of conscious participation in nature'', Lindisfarne Press, 1996, ISBN 978-0-940262-79-9 *''Goethe's Scientific Consciousness'', Octagon press, 1986, ISBN 978-0-904674-10-1 *''Counterfeit and Authentic Wholes'', In D. Seamon and R. Mugerauer, eds.: ''Dwelling, Place and Environment: Toward a Phenomenology of Person and World'', pp. 281–302, Columbia University Press, 1985 *''The Whole: Counterfeit and Authentic'', Systematics, 9 (2): 43-73., 1971 *with J. G. Bennett and K. W. Pledge: (''Towards an objectively complete language: An essay in objective description as applied to scientific procedure'' ), Systematics, vol. 3, no. 3, 1965 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Henri Bortoft」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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