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A Chaos of Delight - Science, Religion and Myth and the Shaping of Western Thought (Hardcover, Annotated Ed): Geoffrey Dobson A Chaos of Delight - Science, Religion and Myth and the Shaping of Western Thought (Hardcover, Annotated Ed)
Geoffrey Dobson
R1,304 Discovery Miles 13 040 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

A Chaos of Delight is a comprehensive tour guide into the succession of ways human beings have constructed order and meaning about the world, and their place in it. The book examines how various cultures over the past 5000 years have looked at the same phenomena and devised totally different worldviews, ranging from deep mythopoeic supernatural reflections to purely physical ones. One unifying feature that stands out above all others is the most certain thing about human knowledge in general, and science, religion or myth in particular, is its uncertainty. From a cross-cultural perspective, one's religious views are framed by articles of faith derived from history, and within its highly prescribed boundaries, profoundly subtle ways, the journey challenges the reader to confront their own worldview, and to better understand its origins and development through the history of ideas. An important lesson for the third millennium is that diversity of opinion is healthy and essential - it is blind acceptance of dogma that impedes understanding and progress.

A Chaos of Delight - Science, Religion and Myth and the Shaping of Western Thought (Paperback, New): Geoffrey Dobson A Chaos of Delight - Science, Religion and Myth and the Shaping of Western Thought (Paperback, New)
Geoffrey Dobson
R798 Discovery Miles 7 980 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

A Chaos of Delight is a comprehensive tour guide into the succession of ways human beings have constructed order and meaning about the world, and their place in it. The book examines how various cultures over the past 5000 years have looked at the same phenomena and devised totally different worldviews, ranging from deep mythopoeic supernatural reflections to purely physical ones. One unifying feature that stands out above all others is the most certain thing about human knowledge in general, and science, religion or myth in particular, is its uncertainty. From a cross-cultural perspective, one's religious views are framed by articles of faith derived from history, and within its highly prescribed boundaries, profoundly subtle ways, the journey challenges the reader to confront their own worldview, and to better understand its origins and development through the history of ideas. An important lesson for the third millennium is that diversity of opinion is healthy and essential - it is blind acceptance of dogma that impedes understanding and progress.

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