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An invigorating tour of topics that brings together dozens of essays that offer a sweeping account of the author's explorations about science, philosophy, and religion. 34 line illustrations.
Author : John D. Barrow
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 36,37 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Science
ISBN :
An invigorating tour of topics that brings together dozens of essays that offer a sweeping account of the author's explorations about science, philosophy, and religion. 34 line illustrations.
Author : Aryeh Kaplan
Publisher :
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 49,91 MB
Release : 1990
Category : Religion
ISBN :
Based on a series of lectures that Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan gave to a small group of students in Brooklyn in 1981, this contains transcripts of the series on the Kabbalistic system, and testifies to his wonderful ability to transmit profound ideas in a readily-graspable way. Although this is an introductory text, it contains many perspectives that are expressed in a unique way, so it would be quite valuable even for the more advanced student of Jewish mysticism.
Author : Shing-Tung Yau
Publisher : Il Saggiatore
Page : 398 pages
File Size : 45,70 MB
Release : 2010-09-07
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 0465020232
The leading mind behind the mathematics of string theory discusses how geometry explains the universe we see. Illustrations.
Author : James Tartaglia
Publisher : John Hunt Publishing
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 47,17 MB
Release : 2024-06-28
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 180341359X
Inner Space Philosophy is both a work of original philosophy and an entertainment package, since Tartaglia believes imaginative presentation to be a crucial feature of our philosophical traditions, one which has been neglected to our detriment in the drive to model philosophy on science. Arguing for the utmost importance of philosophy to the human future, such that we must eventually become 'a philosophical people', Tartaglia discusses topics such as the meaning of life, idealism, materialism, determinism, video games and existential threats. These discussions transpire through ethereal encounters with philosophers from throughout world history, some from the distant future and prehistoric past, as well as a cosmic battle between 'Lady Luck', 'Fate' and 'Philosophy', and a biography of Gambo Lai Lai the Cynic, a philosopher from Trinidad who flourished during the golden age of calypso music. This is a book which amazes, challenges and provokes deep reflection in equal measure.
Author : Rick Strassman
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 24,69 MB
Release : 2008-03-27
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 1594779996
An investigation into experiences of other realms of existence and contact with otherworldly beings • Examines how contact with alien life-forms can be obtained through the “inner space” dimensions of our minds • Presents evidence that other worlds experienced through consciousness-altering technologies are often as real as those perceived with our five senses • Correlates science fiction’s imaginal realms with psychedelic research For thousands of years, voyagers of inner space--spiritual seekers, shamans, and psychoactive drug users--have returned from their inner imaginal travels reporting encounters with alien intelligences. Inner Paths to Outer Space presents an innovative examination of how we can reach these other dimensions of existence and contact otherworldly beings. Based on their more than 60 combined years of research into the function of the brain, the authors reveal how psychoactive substances such as DMT allow the brain to bypass our five basic senses to unlock a multidimensional realm of existence where otherworldly communication occurs. They contend that our centuries-old search for alien life-forms has been misdirected and that the alien worlds reflected in visionary science fiction actually mirror the inner space world of our minds. The authors show that these “alien” worlds encountered through altered states of human awareness, either through the use of psychedelics or other methods, possess a sense of reality as great as, or greater than, those of the ordinary awareness perceived by our five senses.
Author : Robert E. L. Masters
Publisher : Quest Books
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 38,16 MB
Release : 1998-12-25
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9780835607537
A series of mental exercises designed for group participation focuses on the roles of reasoning and imagination in achieving sensory perception
Author : Joseph C. Pitt
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 482 pages
File Size : 13,45 MB
Release : 2017-08-09
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1135007748
Focused on mapping out contemporary and future domains in philosophy of technology, this volume serves as an excellent, forward-looking resource in the field and in cognate areas of study. The 32 chapters, all of them appearing in print here for the first time, were written by both established scholars and fresh voices. They cover topics ranging from data discrimination and engineering design, to art and technology, space junk, and beyond. Spaces for the Future: A Companion to Philosophy of Technology is structured in six parts: (1) Ethical Space and Experience; (2) Political Space and Agency; (3) Virtual Space and Property; (4) Personal Space and Design; (5) Inner Space and Environment; and (6) Outer Space and Imagination. The organization maps out current and emerging spaces of activity in the field and anticipates the big issues that we soon will face.
Author : Philip Pettit
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 39,32 MB
Release : 1986
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN :
Are mental states "in the head"? Or do they intrinsically involve aspects of the subject's physical and social context? This volume presents a number of essays dealing with the compass of the mind. The contributors broach a range of issues with a commmon view that physical and social magnets do act upon mental states. The approaches that run through these papers make the volume challenging to cognitive psychologists, theorists of artificial intelligence, social theorists, and philosophers.
Author : Mark Currie
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 40,54 MB
Release : 2010-10-12
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0748687033
Why have theorists approached narrative primarily as a form of retrospect? Mark Currie argues that anticipation and other forms of projection into the future are vital for an understanding of narrative and its effects in the world.
Author : Peter Carruthers
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 454 pages
File Size : 34,81 MB
Release : 2013-08
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0199685142
Do we have introspective access to our own thoughts? Peter Carruthers challenges the consensus that we do: he argues that access to our own thoughts is always interpretive, grounded in perceptual awareness and sensory imagery. He proposes a bold new theory of self-knowledge, with radical implications for understanding of consciousness and agency.