In these wide-ranging reflections David Lorimer, Programme Director of the Scientific and Medical Network (former President of Wrekin Trust and the Swedenborg Society) speaks about the decline of modern civilisation and the emergence of a creative minority which renews human society in each of its cycles.
Other themes include the sense of human ‘progress’, the source of consciousness and the importance of spiritual discipline (helped in his case by his early athletic training), on science (and especially scientific discovery) as a contemplative activity – contemplation in contrast to mere observation – and the political challenge of our time to understand the difference between freedom and control, an understanding that requires us to go beyond our materialistic worldview.
The Value of Self-Discipline
About David Lorimer
David Lorimer was originally a merchant banker then a teacher of philosophy and modern languages at Winchester College and the author and editor of over a dozen books, including The Spirit of Science, Thinking beyond the Brain and A New Renaissance. He is Programme Director of the Scientific and Medical Network and former President of Wrekin Trust and the Swedenborg Society.
