Illness and Time
Volume I
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Against the background of the current understanding of the world in physics and biology, Michael Imhof reflects on the topic of illness. He postulates the concept of time sensu Albert Einstein.
“Disease and death are necessary conditions of an evolution of life. Life wants to design itself from the simple to the complex into its own spaces of time. A progression of time is not possible without symmetry breaks of the inner time structures of individual life as well as of life in its totality,” says Imhof.
“Diseases are more than pathological findings, they are more than blocked veins and burst intestines. Diseases are patterns and traces of a larger, an encompassing reality of life.” Modern physics suggests that this reality is primarily non-material.
As a physician, Michael Imhof addresses his colleagues, “Medicine thinks and acts between skepticism and hubris. Powerlessness should be the permanent wound of physicians - not the hubris of a technical perfection. A medicine without the realization of its own powerlessness becomes a Moloch that feasts on disease and suffering by bizarrely denying the dignity and efficacy of death.”
Michael Imhof repeatedly refers to Nicolai Hartmann, Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker, and a host of other philosophers. Nevertheless, his philosophy is an independent, comprehensive outline of a philosophy of medicine - from the molecule to the attempt at a semantics of disease. For both theoretical medicine and natural philosophy, the book offers a valuable, inspiring enrichment.
Illness and Time | Philosophy of Medicine and Man | Volume I
Illness and Mind | Philosophy of Medicine and Man | Volume II
Man between Physics and Metaphysics | Philosophy of Medicine and Man | Volume III
Dr. Michael Imhof is a German surgeon with more than 100 scientific publications, a painter and thinker who explores the intersections of science and philosophy. On his website "Transhuman Art," he presents a variety of creative projects that merge art, scientific inquiry, and transcendent themes. Imhof is particularly recognized for his books *Nachtwanderungen – Pilger¬reise zwischen Wissenschaft und Gott* (*Night Walks – A Pilgrimage Between Science and God*) and „Wer schrieb den Kosmischen Code?“ („Who wrote the cosmic code?“), which takes readers on a metaphorical journey in search of life's deeper meaning. The narrative follows a nameless monk who encounters various archetypes representing contemporary challenges and perspectives, including scientists who equate themselves with deities, individuals lost in addiction, and those grappling with existential despair. Through these encounters, Imhof illuminates timeless philosophical and spiritual dilemmas.
Imhof’s work is distinguished by its effort to bridge traditional spiritual insights with modern existential questions. His writings and projects aim to inspire reflection on the human condition, offering new ways of contemplating life's ultimate purpose and meaning. Alongside his literary endeavors, his artistic contributions explore themes of transhumanism and humanity’s evolving relationship with technology and transcendence, creating a platform for dialogue at the intersection of culture and innovation.