Out of the Cocoon: Rethinking Our Selves: an Introduction to a New Future - Hardcover

Kuckuk, John William

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 146974516X ISBN 13: 9781469745169

Verlag: iUniverse, 2012

Inhaltsangabe

An attempt at a "new story" of our emergence from the violence of the ancient cities. Those cities spun the cocoon in which our civilization matured. The human self is like a butterfly emerging from its cocoon.

In this study author and religious scholar John William Kuckuk traces the path of human evolution and what it means for the world today. He examines the advantages our ancestors had that helped them survive, considering how the brain developed. From Greek and biblical beginnings the human self grew more self-conscious as Europe developed. Through the Renaissance, the late Middle Ages, the Reformation and the Enlightenment, our culture developed a new appreciation of the human self.

He also relates how philosophy, media, and religion steered the course of Western history and how culture continues to evolve. The complex dynamics among species, peoples, and schools of thought have led to violence, misunderstandings, and the repression of the human spirit. As humanity continues to evolve, we can work toward a better future by understanding our past.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: iUniverse
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2012
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 146974516X
• ISBN 13: 9781469745169
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Anzahl der Seiten: 348
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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