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Fascinating illustrations contribute to this illuminating and award-winning account of how and why philosophy emerged and make it a must-read for any inquisitive thinker unsatisfied with prevailing assumptions on this timely and highly relevant subject. By taking the reader back to the Greek colonies of Southern Italy more than 500 years B.C., the author, with unparalleled insight, tells the story of the Pythagorean quest for otherwordly konwledge -- a tale of cultism, political conspiracies, and bloody uprisings that eventually culminate in tragic failure. The emerging hero is Parmenides, who introduces for the first time a technique for testing the truth of a statement that was not based on physical evidence or mortal sense-perception, but instead relied exclusively on the faculty we humans share with the gods: the ability to reason. "Figures from Anaximander to Zeno, the ruins where they lived and thought, and the paradoxes and thought-experiments they proposed are depicted among the [many] well-chosen color illustrations. The results read like an introductory textbook, but one that has been lovingly written, lavishly laid-out and crisply printed-- making it engaging enough to draw in readers to whom it has not been assigned." - Publishers Weekly "To Think Like God is a highly ambitious book . . . Hermann's approach deserves to be taken seriously as an alternative to standard interpretations." - Richard D. McKirahan, Jr., Edwin Clarence Norton Professor of Classics and Professor of Philosophy, Pomona College "Arnold Hermann brings fresh life into the specialists' debates . . . a blow of wind that dissipates much fog." - Walter Burkert, Professor Emeritus of Classical Philology, University of Zurich ARNOLD HERMANN is pursuing independent research on the origins of philosophy and methods of thinking. He specialices on subjects connected with Parmenides and Plato's Parmenides.… (mais)
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6) Thomas Peter von Bahr, for New Age Retailer, 30 Sep 05
This reviewer, as a graduate student of Philosophy, would observe with dismay the look of poorly concealed incomprehension upon revealing my field of study to others. Arnold Hermann has produced a magnificent reply to those who wonder to what value does one espouse Philosophy as a way of understanding. This book uses over 300 illustrations to provide a living, vibrant context for seeing Philosophy as an underlying, legitimatizing foundation for clear reasoning about not simply the world we sense, but about the process of thought itself. Hermann’s gift to the reader is a concise re-examination of the role of reasoning and how the ingredients of that process led to the scientific method which has brought the planet such incredible breakthroughs in medicine, engineering, energy, and communications. Think: viral vaccines, elegant suspension bridges, hydrogen vehicles, computer chips. Without some of the principles of logic that Parmenides advanced, steps such as verification, testing, elimination, and other key principles of consistency would not allow for scientific replication in the material world. Even many legal rules that we rely upon today, such as evidentiary proofs, come not from the oft-credited Magna Carta, but from his formulations for his native city of Elea. The author explores these concepts and credits in his Chapter V (page 152-161).
This beautifully illustrated book, measuring 10” x 8” is a reader’s delight because it is so carefully laid-out to balance text with photos and reproductions. Chapter VIII is a fine example of the author’s understanding of his subject and his ability to communicate. This section contains the 12 Provisos or theorems that any thoughtful person will recognize as essential for clear thinking. Parmenides was living at a time when often brute force was in clear conflict with the desire of many for methods of governance that would enable social organization that was sensible and reasonable (his dates were 515-450 B.C.). His philosophical predecessor, Pythagoras, managed to mark some progress, but he and his students and followers were still dealing with supernatural and pre-Historic ideas that owed more to mysticism than to identifiable powers of reason. In that worldview, our sense experiences produced some degree of reliability about how humans functioned, but trying to establish how thinking, much less matter might function in the Universe needed ways to separate what Hermann refers to as the wheat form the chaff. It might better be termed, imprecision had to be replaced by greater exactitude which could lead to reliable duplication and likeness. Only then can any order be reproduced with some certainty. How is this relevant today? Many ways; an educated consumer can distinguish between unscrupulous bait-and-switch and “like-to-like” comparisons. The list of laws and principles we owe to Parmenides is what Hermann stresses in his fine work.
The volume has a handsome cover, sewn binding, and quality paper which highlights the illustrations. It is divided into 11 chapters, 8 pages of notes, an 8 pages bibliography, and a short but specific index. The book can be marketed at our checkout counter easily because of its abundant color and enticing title. It also belongs in Law, Ancient History, and of course, Philosophy.
Awards 1) USABookNews.com, Best Books 2005 Award, 1st Place, “Philosophy”
2) Writers Notes, 2005 Book Award, 1st Place, “Reference”
3) ForeWord Magazine, 2005 Book of the Year Award, Silver, “Philosophy”
4) Benjamin Franklin Award, Finalist, “Metaphysics/Spirituality”
Informação do Conhecimento Comum em inglês.Edite para a localizar na sua língua.
While some changes are so obvious that no one questions them, a few, perhaps the really momentous ones, pass by without notice, but, irreversibly, humanity's course has been altered.
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Informação do Conhecimento Comum em inglês.Edite para a localizar na sua língua.
Of course, for us—whether now, or 2,500 years ago—the journey on the "much-informing road of the Goddess" has just begun.
Fascinating illustrations contribute to this illuminating and award-winning account of how and why philosophy emerged and make it a must-read for any inquisitive thinker unsatisfied with prevailing assumptions on this timely and highly relevant subject. By taking the reader back to the Greek colonies of Southern Italy more than 500 years B.C., the author, with unparalleled insight, tells the story of the Pythagorean quest for otherwordly konwledge -- a tale of cultism, political conspiracies, and bloody uprisings that eventually culminate in tragic failure. The emerging hero is Parmenides, who introduces for the first time a technique for testing the truth of a statement that was not based on physical evidence or mortal sense-perception, but instead relied exclusively on the faculty we humans share with the gods: the ability to reason. "Figures from Anaximander to Zeno, the ruins where they lived and thought, and the paradoxes and thought-experiments they proposed are depicted among the [many] well-chosen color illustrations. The results read like an introductory textbook, but one that has been lovingly written, lavishly laid-out and crisply printed-- making it engaging enough to draw in readers to whom it has not been assigned." - Publishers Weekly "To Think Like God is a highly ambitious book . . . Hermann's approach deserves to be taken seriously as an alternative to standard interpretations." - Richard D. McKirahan, Jr., Edwin Clarence Norton Professor of Classics and Professor of Philosophy, Pomona College "Arnold Hermann brings fresh life into the specialists' debates . . . a blow of wind that dissipates much fog." - Walter Burkert, Professor Emeritus of Classical Philology, University of Zurich ARNOLD HERMANN is pursuing independent research on the origins of philosophy and methods of thinking. He specialices on subjects connected with Parmenides and Plato's Parmenides.
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This reviewer, as a graduate student of Philosophy, would observe with dismay the look of poorly concealed incomprehension upon revealing my field of study to others. Arnold Hermann has produced a magnificent reply to those who wonder to what value does one espouse Philosophy as a way of understanding. This book uses over 300 illustrations to provide a living, vibrant context for seeing Philosophy as an underlying, legitimatizing foundation for clear reasoning about not simply the world we sense, but about the process of thought itself. Hermann’s gift to the reader is a concise re-examination of the role of reasoning and how the ingredients of that process led to the scientific method which has brought the planet such incredible breakthroughs in medicine, engineering, energy, and communications. Think: viral vaccines, elegant suspension bridges, hydrogen vehicles, computer chips. Without some of the principles of logic that Parmenides advanced, steps such as verification, testing, elimination, and other key principles of consistency would not allow for scientific replication in the material world. Even many legal rules that we rely upon today, such as evidentiary proofs, come not from the oft-credited Magna Carta, but from his formulations for his native city of Elea. The author explores these concepts and credits in his Chapter V (page 152-161).
This beautifully illustrated book, measuring 10” x 8” is a reader’s delight because it is so carefully laid-out to balance text with photos and reproductions. Chapter VIII is a fine example of the author’s understanding of his subject and his ability to communicate. This section contains the 12 Provisos or theorems that any thoughtful person will recognize as essential for clear thinking. Parmenides was living at a time when often brute force was in clear conflict with the desire of many for methods of governance that would enable social organization that was sensible and reasonable (his dates were 515-450 B.C.). His philosophical predecessor, Pythagoras, managed to mark some progress, but he and his students and followers were still dealing with supernatural and pre-Historic ideas that owed more to mysticism than to identifiable powers of reason. In that worldview, our sense experiences produced some degree of reliability about how humans functioned, but trying to establish how thinking, much less matter might function in the Universe needed ways to separate what Hermann refers to as the wheat form the chaff. It might better be termed, imprecision had to be replaced by greater exactitude which could lead to reliable duplication and likeness. Only then can any order be reproduced with some certainty. How is this relevant today? Many ways; an educated consumer can distinguish between unscrupulous bait-and-switch and “like-to-like” comparisons. The list of laws and principles we owe to Parmenides is what Hermann stresses in his fine work.
The volume has a handsome cover, sewn binding, and quality paper which highlights the illustrations. It is divided into 11 chapters, 8 pages of notes, an 8 pages bibliography, and a short but specific index. The book can be marketed at our checkout counter easily because of its abundant color and enticing title. It also belongs in Law, Ancient History, and of course, Philosophy.
Awards
1) USABookNews.com, Best Books 2005 Award, 1st Place, “Philosophy”
2) Writers Notes, 2005 Book Award, 1st Place, “Reference”
3) ForeWord Magazine, 2005 Book of the Year Award, Silver, “Philosophy”
4) Benjamin Franklin Award, Finalist, “Metaphysics/Spirituality”