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Man in the Cosmos

Author: Christian Wertenbaker

Publisher: Codhill Press

Published: 2012-12-31

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781930337695

Explores the relationship between the mystical cosmology of G. I. Gurdjieff and the discoveries and theories of modern science.

Man and the Cosmos

Author: Lars Thunberg

Publisher: St Vladimirs Seminary Press

Published: 1985

Total Pages: 184

ISBN-13: 9780881410198

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An introduction to the life and work of Maximus the Confessor (ca. 580-662), focusing on his thought concerning the cosmos, the nature of man and his relationship with God, christology, the liturgical and sacramental dimension, history and eschatology.

Dante Philomythes and Philosopher

Author: Patrick Boyde

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1981

Total Pages: 424

ISBN-13: 9780521273909

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This book is devoted to a full and lucid exposition of Boyde's ideas. In the first two parts, the author presents a systematic account of the universe as Dante accepted it, and explains the processes of 'creation' and 'generation' as they operate in the non-human parts of the cosmos. Dr Boyde then shows how the two processes combine in Dante's theory of human embryology, and how this combination affects the issues of love, choice and freedom. The third and last part of the book consolidates these expository sections with a generous selection of quotations from Dante's authorities and from his own works in prose. At the same time, the book offers far more than a clear account of Dante's cosmology and anthropology. Dr Boyde is interested in Dante's ideas in so far as they inspired and gave shape to the Divine Comedy. Furthermore, in every chapter he demonstrates how the relevant concepts and habits of thought were transmuted into imagery, symbolism, and dramatic scenes, or simply transformed by the energy and concision of Dante's poetic style.

Lost in the Cosmos

Author: Walker Percy

Publisher: Open Road Media

Published: 2011-03-29

Total Pages: 201

ISBN-13: 1453216340

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“A mock self-help book designed not to help but to provoke . . . to inveigle us into thinking about who we are and how we got into this mess.” (Los Angeles Times Book Review). Filled with quizzes, essays, short stories, and diagrams, Lost in the Cosmos is National Book Award–winning author Walker Percy’s humorous take on a familiar genre—as well as an invitation to serious contemplation of life’s biggest questions. One part parody and two parts philosophy, Lost in the Cosmos is an enlightening guide to the dilemmas of human existence, and an unrivaled spin on self-help manuals by one of modern America’s greatest literary masters.