Out of the Cocoon: Rethinking Our Selves: An Introduction to a New Future - Tapa blanda

Kuckuk, John William

 
9781469745145: Out of the Cocoon: Rethinking Our Selves: An Introduction to a New Future
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ISBN 10: 1469745143 ISBN 13: 9781469745145
Editorial: iUniverse, 2012

Sinopsis

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.

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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.

Biografía del autor

John William Kuckuk grew up in the Chicago and Milwaukee areas. He spent four years doing graduate work at McCormick Seminary in Chicago and went on to become a researcher for the church. He was also an entrepreneur before retiring to a new life of relaxed reading. He currently lives in Ohio.

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iUniverse
Año de publicación
2012
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ISBN 10 
1469745143
ISBN 13 
9781469745145
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Número de páginas
348
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