Saving the Appearances: A Study in Idolatry

Barfield, Owen

ISBN 10: 081956205X / ISBN 13: 9780819562050

Edité par Wesleyan, 1988

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Synopsis :

Barfield draws on sources from mythology, philosophy, history, literature, theology, and science to chronicle the evolution of human thought from Moses and Aristotle to Galileo and Keats.

Saving the Appearances is about the world as we see it and the world as it is; it is about God, human nature, and consciousness. The best known of numerous books by the British sage whom C.S. Lewis called the "wisest and best of my unofficial teachers," it draws on sources from mythology, philosophy, history, literature, theology, and science to chronicle the evolution of human thought from Moses and Aristotle to Galileo and Keats. Barfield urges his readers to do away with the assumption that the relationship between people and their environment is static. He dares us to end our exploitation of the natural world and to acknowledge, even revel in, our participation in the diurnal creative process.

À propos de l'auteur:

A respected philosopher, jurist, and student of the nature of language and human consciousness, OWEN BARFIELD's many books published by Wesleyan include Saving the Appearances (1988), Poetic Diction (1984), and Worlds Apart (1971). He lived in East Sussex, England, at the time of his death in 1997 at the age of 99.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Saving the Appearances: A Study in Idolatry
Éditeur : Wesleyan
Date d'édition : 1988
Reliure : Paperback
Etat : Very Good
Edition : 2ème Édition