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Untitled Document Chaos, Gaia, Eros: A Chaos Pioneer Uncovers the Three Great Streams of History The History of the World According to Chaos Theory In this eclectic and interdisciplinary work, chaos pioneer Ralph Abraham traces the history of consciousness through a rediscovery of the three forces that drive it: chaos, gaia, and eros-the mind, body, and spirit of evolution. With startling originality and clarity of vision, Abraham employs photographs, timelines, charts, and an engaging format to sweep the reader along on this wild ride through math, science, mythology, philosophy, and the whole of history. Sure to fascinate the poet, scientist, philosopher, and historian in all of us, Chaos, Gaia, Eros is a mind-bending masterwork that reunites the chaotic and mythological forces of human history and blows the doors off existing modes of thought. "Chaos, Gaia, Eros deliteralizes history so we see it not only as a sequence of events, but as a flow of ideas and cultural myths...[T]his is an important book for understanding the past, living in the present, and shaping the future."-David Fideler, founder of Phanes Press and editor of Alexandra: The Journal of the Western Cosmological Traditions "This extraordinary work is a veritable Rosetta stone, unlocking the past, present and future."-Joan Halifax, author of The Fruitful Darkness. "[Ralph Abraham has] his own highly original ideas about the application of chaos theory to changes in history and consciousness, making for a rich and provocative blend"-Riane Eisler, author of The Chalice and the Blade. "Ralph Abraham is the most readable and delightful of mathematical pioneers. He is in the great tradition of Poincaré and Whitehead, a true mathematical humanist. Chaos, Gaia, Eros is destined to be a voice shaping the new millennium."-Terence McKenna, author of True Hallucinations, The Invisible Landscape, Archaic Revival and Food of the Gods.--------Ralph Abraham is a world renowned chaos theorist and professor emeritus of mathematics at the University of California, Santa Cruz. v
Paperback: 280 pages
Publisher: Epigraph Publishing (June 16, 2011)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1936940078
ISBN-13: 978-1936940073
Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 0.6 x 9.2 inches
Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #1,535,908 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #71 in Books > Politics & Social Sciences > Philosophy > Analytic Philosophy #438 in Books > Science & Math > Physics > System Theory #2684 in Books > Politics & Social Sciences > Philosophy > Metaphysics
- a cornucopia of information that mysteriously and interestingly ties together seemingly disparate areas of study into a unified powerful statement.If you've ever wondered about the origins of Western thought - not to mention thousands of other little intellectual sidestreams, grab this book.Its nontraditional format that seems to jump around from subject to subject is easily manageable and quite enjoyable. The wealth of information makes the whole process definitely worth it.I highly recommend it, and would hope to accomplish something similar in my own work.
If you enjoy thinking outside the box, to the extent of mixing apparent separate aspects of reality, a curiosity about the application of Complexity models into History and Consciousness... this is a book for you.If you expect a linear, traditional and specialised academic work, do not come anywhere close to this. It might upset you!This is what happens when Mathematicians begin to mess about with other fields of knowledge...A delight for the mind
Great book. I have it. Downloaded the kindle edition so I could reread on a trip. All figures are missing so making sense of the book is ridiculous. Kindle should state that the e edition has been purged of pics before one pays and downloads. Worthless.-k
It's hard to rate: the kindle edition has all the images missing, fonts are different sizes. I understand it's a book on chaos; it does not have to be chaotic.Can you please fix it?
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