Human Image World Image The Death And Resurrection of Sacred Cosmology Tapa blanda -

Denise Harvey, 2004. Paperback. New. 187 pages. 9.00x5.25x0.50 inches.

Paperback / softback. New.

Denise Harvey, June 2004. Paper Back. New. Very much a companion book to both <i>The Eclipse of Man and Nature</i> and <i>The Sacred In Life and Art</i>, <i>Human Image: World Image</i> shares with both a tendency toward maximalism and a disarming disdain for modern science. Sherrard's driving message here is that before we can effectively deal with ecological problems we have to change our world image, which means ''unless our own evaluation of ourselves, and of what constitutes the true nature of our being, changes, the way we treat the world about us will not change either.'' In short, modern man has forgotten who he is, insisting that he can and must examine the material world as if it is independent of the invisible, metaphysical reality beyond it. Sherrard posits that contemporary scientific theory is not, in fact, neutral or value-free as we have come to believe, and that this scientific mentality continues to erode our sense of the… Leer más

Denise Harvey, 2004. Paperback. Very Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in excellent condition. Pages are intact and are not marred by notes or highlighting, but may contain a neat previous owner name. The spine remains undamaged. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Limni,Evvia,Greece: Denise Harvey, 2004 Book. New Book from Greece. Soft cover. Reprint. (New - will be sent to you direct from the publisher in Greece) It is now only too evident that the revolutionary changes in mental outlook that took place in western Christendom some three or four centuries ago, and that produced the modern scientific movement, are the major cause of the crisis in which the world finds itself today. Yet the terrifying consequences of the practical exploitation of modern science are usually attributed not to modern science as such but simply to its misapplication and abuse. We are even told, with a naivety that is as inconsequential as it is typical, that modern science must be good because what is true cannot be evil and since modern science produces results, it must be true. This book attacks such misconceptions head-on, and at the deepest level. By setting the modern scientific picture of the universe and man's place in it against the background of pre-Christian and… Leer más

Denise Harvey (Publisher), 2004-06. Paperback. Good.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.