THE DOCTRINE OF THE SUBTLE WORLDS:

SRI AUROBINDO’S COSMOLOGY,
MODERN SCIENCE,
AND THE METAPHYSICS OF ALFRED NORTH WHITEHEAD

By

Eric M. Weiss


A Dissertation Submitted to the Faculty of the California Institute of Integral Studies in Partial Fulfillment of The Requirements for the Degree of

Doctor Of Philosophy

with a concentration in Philosophy, Cosmology and Consciousness


California Institute of Integral Studies

Committee Chair:

Brian Swimme, Ph.D.


San Francisco, CA

2003