Cosmic Consciousness: A Study in the Evolution of the Human Mind - Brossura

Bucke, Richard Maurice

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1578989620 ISBN 13: 9781578989621

Casa editrice: Martino Publishing, 2010

Riassunto

2010 Reprint of 1905 edition.This work is the magnum opus of Bucke's career, a project that he researched and wrote over many years. In it, Bucke described his own experience, that of contemporaries (most notably Whitman, but also unknown figures like "C.P."), and the experiences and outlook of historical figures including Buddha, Jesus, Paul, Plotinus, Muhammad, Dante, Francis Bacon, and William Blake. Bucke developed a theory involving three stages in the development of consciousness: the simple consciousness of animals; the self-consciousness of the mass of humanity (encompassing reason, imagination, etc.); and cosmic consciousness - an emerging faculty and the next stage of human development. Among the effects of this progression, he believed he detected a lengthy historical trend in which religious conceptions and theologies had become less and less fearful. A classic work.

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Book by Bucke Richard Maurice

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Martino Publishing
• Data di pubblicazione: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1578989620
• ISBN 13: 9781578989621
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Lingua: Inglese
• Numero di pagine: 338