This inquiry into a Philosophy of Whole Systems was based on my general probing into interconnected fields that are represented in these modules: Theoretical Physicist David Bohm, Ecology and Epistemology, Planning and Education, Music As Ecology, Consciousness Studies, Dialogue Email Conferences and Seminars, and Internship with the Club of Budapest. My Contextual Essay was a reflection of my experience in a dialogue group in Eugene, Oregon based on a proposal of David Bohm and colleagues. Among the many things I learned from this exploration which was most revealing to me was that lifelong learning is not a cliché but a continuous actuality. I designed these modules based on the limits of my knowledge and in retrospect this work helped me to set up the probe for my next synthesis.

Theoretical Physicist David Bohm: My inquiry into David Bohm's earlier work was to gain an understanding of his background in science. As my Contextual essay was based on a proposal of Bohm's, the research I pursued on his work in physics showed that his approach was largely imaginative with an allegiance to intuition. This attribute of Bohm's was evident in his inquiry in science as well as in his philosophical probes.

Ecology and Epistemology: I examined different inquires of ecologists and scholars concerned with the New Physics in order to understand the subtleties of these disciplines and make connections that arose between these disciplines. The oral part of this course had a significant amount of inquiry into organization at the ecosystems level.

Planning and Education: The aim of my inquiry into planning and education was to integrate the research of social systems thinking with innovative learning perspectives from which an experiential educational strategy could emerge. This was groundwork for future contributions in the form of educational documentaries that relate to ecological issues and could be applicable to curriculum design.

Music as Ecology: An experiential design using the analogy of ecology to inquire into the connections between music, consciousness, ecology and Bohm's implicate order proposal. Due to resource limitations I recorded some of my improvisational music in a heartfelt way and at a later date will pursue my original plan of representing music along the lines of John Cage's view of sound.

Consciousness Studies: The intent of this inquiry was to view different interpretations of consciousness by various authors in order to clarify approaches currently bandied about by different scholars. Although the "body-mind" question is not a new one, in our era we have developed a new interest in consciousness. I attended Toward A Science Of Consciousness Tucson llI in the spring of 1998, and many of issues that William James and colleagues addressed in late nineteenth century were being bandied about at this conference.

Dialogue by EMail: In July, 1995 I was invited by William Van den Heuvel from Munich, Germany to participate in a dialogue through the Internet. Although it was not the same experience as a face to face dialogue in a circle, the aim was to exchange views, insights, knowledge between those concerned about this inquiry into Bohmian dialogue with participants who lived far apart. Averaging about seven hours a week, I participated in this Email exchange for two and a half years

Conferences and Seminars: The attendance of the Seminar dialogues with Saral Bohm in Ojai was related to my PDE work on dialogue. I attended the Linus Pauling Symposium to examine the view of a humanist who professed to be a reductionist in order to see what the appropriate place was, if any, of reductionism. The Krishnamurti Centennial attendance was related among other things to David Bohm's collaboration with J. Krishnamurti.

Introduction to Philosophy: How do you teach without teaching? A round table inquiry into the questions asked over the millennia regarding the mind/body conundrum (Word document).

Bohm /Consciousness Syllabus : regarding David Bohm's and colleagues' proposal into the question of consciousness, which might involve aspects of quantum theory (Word document).

Internship: My participation with Ervin Laszlo's Club of Budapest gave me a chance to work intellectually, and in a hands-on manner with an organization whose aim was to bring artists together at the grass roots to address issues facing humanity.

Contextual Essay: My essay was a reflection on Bohmian dialogue which was an experiential approach to learning that took place with others over a sustained period of time. As I see it, the essence of this experience emerged with the group addressing whatever came up. This exploration of Bohmian Dialogue revealed the difficulty, as well as the coherent aspects of relating with others.

World Game Article: Something I wrote after a World Game workshop with Medard Gabel and company.

Defense of Dissertation: For the benefit of other scholars perhaps engaged in a similar process.