Untitled DocumentChaos, Gaia, Eros: A Chaos Pioneer Uncovers the
Three Great Streams of HistoryThe History of the World According to
Chaos Theory
In this eclectic and interdisciplinary work, chaos pioneer
RalphAbraham traces the history of consciousness through a
rediscovery ofthe three forces that drive it: chaos, gaia, and
eros-the mind, body, and spirit of evolution. With startling
originality and clarity ofvision, Abraham employs photographs,
timelines, charts, and an engagingformat to sweep the reader along
on this wild ride through math, science, mythology, philosophy, and
the whole of history.
Sure to fascinate the poet, scientist, philosopher, and
historian in all of us, Chaos, Gaia, Eros is a mind-bending
masterwork that reunites the chaotic and mythological forces of
human history and blows the doors off existing modes of
thought.
"Chaos, Gaia, Eros deliteralizeshistory so we see it not only as
a sequence of events, but as a flow ofideas and cultural myths...
T]his is an important book forunderstanding the past, living in the
present, and shaping the future."-David Fideler, founder of Phanes
Press and editor of Alexandra: The Journal of the Western
Cosmological Traditions
"This extraordinary work is a veritable Rosetta stone, unlocking
the past, present andfuture."-Joan Halifax, author of The Fruitful
Darkness.
" Ralph Abraham has] his own highly original ideas about the
application of chaostheory to changes in history and consciousness,
making for a rich and provocativeblend"-Riane Eisler, author of The
Chalice and the Blade.
"Ralph Abraham is the most readable and delightful of
mathematical pioneers. Heis in the great tradition of Poincar and
Whitehead, a true mathematical humanist.Chaos, Gaia, Eros is
destined to be a voice shaping the new millennium."-Terence
McKenna, author of True Hallucinations, The Invisible Landscape,
Archaic Revival and Food of the Gods.--------
Ralph Abraham is a world renowned chaos theorist and
professoremeritus of mathematicsat the University ofCalifornia,
Santa Cruz.
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