How Free Does the Will Need to Be?

This is the text of The Lindley Lecture for 1985, given by Bernard Williams (1929-2003), a British philosopher

KNOWING AS BEGINNING: OMNI-DISCIPLINED VIEWS ON INTENTION AND HEALING

The long history of healing traditions provides many paths, each offering unique and useful insight. Many cultures understand the power in aesthetic experience to repair body and soul. Research on healing with subtle energies and energy medicine requires multiple methods and perspectives; no one view is adequate to capture the rich complexity of our spiritual and embodied life. Understanding our own personal transformation is required to practice holistic healing with integrity and compassion. This presentation offers multiple working hypotheses and perspectives for the exploration of learning and healing