Author and Background of IToE
Since childhood I have had a great interest in the fundamental questions on the nature of the universe posed by philosophy, mathematics, and physics. These issues have a central theme that remains unresolved to this day, even though numerous theories have been proposed. In 1994, I began developing and fine-tuning an original theory on this topic, called the Impressionist Theory of Everything (IToE). The concept of IToE, by its nature, crosses formal boundaries of scholarship. For this reason, it is not suited to scholarly journals, which usually deal with specific issues in their fields of study. The Internet, however, is an ideal medium.
I believe that IToE provides a fresh insight that is widely applicable in areas of scholarship including the arts, social sciences, mathematics, and physical sciences. The Impressionist Theory of Everything (IToE) is a generic model that describes the hidden structure of absolute dualism that exists for a common domain. When we observe and draw a conclusion, or create a representation of Nature, in any of the above areas of study, part of what we attempt to describe conclusively is necessarily hidden from our view. The Impressionist Theory of Everything (IToE) explains why this is so and how we should view our conclusions in the scheme of a larger structure that is only describable as an absolute dualism. I have not found any limitations in this general concept to understanding the relationship between fundamental structures.
The first step is to understand the model of IToE. This model is based in linguistics, mathematics, and geometry, and provides a firm basis to understanding why paradox will always limit our ability to resolve the mystery of the universe at both its smallest and largest scales.
The great challenge in the presentation of IToE is to appeal to the scholar, in spite of the fact that the fundamental tenant of this theory is that a single, conceptual, scholarly framework will not work for the discovery of any final understanding on the nature of the universe. I strongly believe that if the wealth of knowledge we have achieved in all fields is to have the greatest benefit to humankind, we must realize the importance of the role of intuition in understanding the relationship of structures found across nonresolvable paradox.
Doug Gill
B.A., B.Sc. (University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada)
February 23, 2003