Synthesis Of Science And Philosophy Poem by RAJ NANDY

SYNTHESIS OF SCIENCE AND
PHILOSOPHY

In 1927, the French philosopher Henri Bergson,
Amidst universal acclamation, won the Noble
Prize for Literature,
For his innovative mental adventure;
And in recognition of his rich and vitalising
ideas,
And brilliant skill of his presentation, -
As a part of his unique philosophical mission!
He advocated that it was intution, which was
a ' method of thinking in duration ', -
Which reflects the continous flow of reality in
motion!
In his work entitled ' The Creative Mind ',
Bergson differentiates between Mathametical
and Pure Time!

When we breakdown time into measurable
durations,
We create disruptions and breaks in its motion, -
For our own understanding and convenience!
But Real Time is a continuous flow, and cannot
be measured,
An ongoing process, which can neither be stored,
reversed, or treasured!
The human intellect represents time as a succession
of events,
Or events presented in a spatialised form, in our
efforts to perceive time's reality;
And not as a continous flow of its indivisible
fluidity!
But Pure Time is real duration, a ceaseless flow,
a continuation,
Which cannot be analysed mathametically;
But can be explained only intutively!
While scientific priciples are intellectual,
Metaphysical principles remain intutive, and
not solely mental!
Yet a new synthesized knowledge can be
produced, -
When Science integrates with Philosophy,
To unify the divergent perceptions of reality! *

-Raj Nandy
New Delhi
13 Sep 08
(* Recommendation of Henri Bergson)