The history of experience : a study in experiential turns and cultural dynamics from the Paleolithic to the present day
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The history of experience : a study in experiential turns and cultural dynamics from the Paleolithic to the present day
（Routledge studies in cultural history）
Routledge, 2023
- : hbk
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [283]-315) and indexes
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Description
In a wide arc from the Paleolithic to the present day, this book explores the changing structure of human experience and its impact on the dynamics of cultures, civilizations, and political ideas.
The main thesis is a paradigm shift: the structure of human experience is not a universal constant but changes over time. Looking at the entire range of human history, there are a total of nine transformations, beginning with conscious perception and imagination in the Paleolithic and ending, for the time being, in modern times with the discovery of the unconscious. In between, this book explores six more transformations that took place in different regions and at different times, which include a sense of order, self-reflection, the eye of reason, spiritual experience, as well as the experience of creativity and of consciousness. As such, The History of Experience presents both a cross-cultural and comparative theory of experience and cultural dynamics, and an exploration of rich materials from East and West.
This book is of great use to upper-level undergraduates, postgraduates, and scholars interested in the relationship between history, human experience, culture, and political order.
Table of Contents
Prologue Introduction 1. Exploring Experience 2. The First Tree of Experience 3. The Turn to Imagination 4. A Sense of Order 5. Reflections of the Self 6. The Eye of Reason 7. Exploring History 8. The Life of the Spirit 9. Creative Imagination 10. The Turn to Consciousness 11. The Inner Transcendence 12. No End to History-An Epilogue
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