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Chaos Of Delight

Science, Religion and Myth and the Shaping of Western Thought

  • Paperback
  • 384 pages
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
  • 16 x 23.7 x 2.7 cm

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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, there exists a system that is just as dynamic as western science. In 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.

  • Title

    Chaos Of Delight

  • Author

    Geoffrey Dobson

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Taylor & Francis Ltd

  • Published

    September 2011

  • Weight

    720g

  • Page Count

    384

  • Dimensions

    16 x 23.7 x 2.7 cm

  • ISBN

    9781845530198

  • ISBN-10

    1845530195

  • Eden Code

    1116168

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