Author: Everest Media,
Publisher: Everest Media LLC
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 Humans are an intermediary step on the cosmic evolutionary ladder of becoming. We are not a cosmic accident or the end goal of evolution, but an intermediary step on the way to complex, functional, and sentient states. We are not unlike other complex adaptive systems in our earthly environment. #2 The process by which life arose from non-life is known as abiogenesis. In the coming chapters, we will be introduced to a new model of abiogenesis that suggests this extraordinary emergence was the inevitable beginning of a preordained cosmic awakening process. #3 We are not a cosmic accident or the end goal of evolution, but an intermediary step on the way to complex, functional, and sentient states. We are not unlike other complex adaptive systems in our earthly environment. #4 Life is the final step in a long process of cosmic evolution. We are not a cosmic accident or the end goal of evolution, but an intermediary step on the way to complex, functional, and sentient states.
Summary of Bobby Azarian's The Romance of Reality
Author: Everest Media,
Publisher: Everest Media LLC
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 Humans are an intermediary step on the cosmic evolutionary ladder of becoming. We are not a cosmic accident or the end goal of evolution, but an intermediary step on the way to complex, functional, and sentient states. We are not unlike other complex adaptive systems in our earthly environment. #2 The process by which life arose from non-life is known as abiogenesis. In the coming chapters, we will be introduced to a new model of abiogenesis that suggests this extraordinary emergence was the inevitable beginning of a preordained cosmic awakening process. #3 We are not a cosmic accident or the end goal of evolution, but an intermediary step on the way to complex, functional, and sentient states. We are not unlike other complex adaptive systems in our earthly environment. #4 Life is the final step in a long process of cosmic evolution. We are not a cosmic accident or the end goal of evolution, but an intermediary step on the way to complex, functional, and sentient states.
Publisher: Everest Media LLC
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 Humans are an intermediary step on the cosmic evolutionary ladder of becoming. We are not a cosmic accident or the end goal of evolution, but an intermediary step on the way to complex, functional, and sentient states. We are not unlike other complex adaptive systems in our earthly environment. #2 The process by which life arose from non-life is known as abiogenesis. In the coming chapters, we will be introduced to a new model of abiogenesis that suggests this extraordinary emergence was the inevitable beginning of a preordained cosmic awakening process. #3 We are not a cosmic accident or the end goal of evolution, but an intermediary step on the way to complex, functional, and sentient states. We are not unlike other complex adaptive systems in our earthly environment. #4 Life is the final step in a long process of cosmic evolution. We are not a cosmic accident or the end goal of evolution, but an intermediary step on the way to complex, functional, and sentient states.
The Romance of Reality
Author: Bobby Azarian
Publisher: BenBella Books
ISBN: 1637740441
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
Why do we exist? For centuries, this question was the sole province of religion and philosophy. But now science is ready to take a seat at the table. According to the prevailing scientific paradigm, the universe tends toward randomness; it functions according to laws without purpose, and the emergence of life is an accident devoid of meaning. But this bleak interpretation of nature is currently being challenged by cutting-edge findings at the intersection of physics, biology, neuroscience, and information theory—generally referred to as “complexity science.” Thanks to a new understanding of evolution, as well as recent advances in our understanding of the phenomenon known as emergence, a new cosmic narrative is taking shape: Nature’s simplest “parts” come together to form ever-greater “wholes” in a process that has no end in sight. In The Romance of Reality, cognitive neuroscientist Bobby Azarian explains the science behind this new view of reality and explores what it means for all of us. In engaging, accessible prose, Azarian outlines the fundamental misunderstanding of thermodynamics at the heart of the old assumptions about the universe’s evolution, and shows us the evidence that suggests that the universe is a “self-organizing” system, one that is moving toward increasing complexity and awareness. Cosmologist and science communicator Carl Sagan once said of humanity that “we are a way for the cosmos to know itself.” The Romance of Reality shows that this poetic statement in fact rests on a scientific foundation and gives us a new way to know the cosmos, along with a riveting vision of life that imbues existence with meaning—nothing supernatural required.
Publisher: BenBella Books
ISBN: 1637740441
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
Why do we exist? For centuries, this question was the sole province of religion and philosophy. But now science is ready to take a seat at the table. According to the prevailing scientific paradigm, the universe tends toward randomness; it functions according to laws without purpose, and the emergence of life is an accident devoid of meaning. But this bleak interpretation of nature is currently being challenged by cutting-edge findings at the intersection of physics, biology, neuroscience, and information theory—generally referred to as “complexity science.” Thanks to a new understanding of evolution, as well as recent advances in our understanding of the phenomenon known as emergence, a new cosmic narrative is taking shape: Nature’s simplest “parts” come together to form ever-greater “wholes” in a process that has no end in sight. In The Romance of Reality, cognitive neuroscientist Bobby Azarian explains the science behind this new view of reality and explores what it means for all of us. In engaging, accessible prose, Azarian outlines the fundamental misunderstanding of thermodynamics at the heart of the old assumptions about the universe’s evolution, and shows us the evidence that suggests that the universe is a “self-organizing” system, one that is moving toward increasing complexity and awareness. Cosmologist and science communicator Carl Sagan once said of humanity that “we are a way for the cosmos to know itself.” The Romance of Reality shows that this poetic statement in fact rests on a scientific foundation and gives us a new way to know the cosmos, along with a riveting vision of life that imbues existence with meaning—nothing supernatural required.
Reviving Intellectual Intuition in Metaphysics
Author: Kenneth Rose
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1350375225
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
Calling for a revival of intellectual intuition in metaphysics long after its banning by Kant, Kenneth Rose overcomes the forgetfulness of being through contemplative ontology. Rose argues for the reinstatement of intellectual intuition in metaphysics long after its banning by Kant. His claim is not merely the conclusion of a thought-experiment or of an exercise in conceptual analysis. It is the result of the contemplative recognition of being with a meditatively concentrated intellect: nous in Greek and buddhi in Sanskrit. Recognizing intellectual intuition as a long-neglected faculty of philosophical insight, Rose shows how it can result in an immediate, intuitive discerning of being. He discusses how being parcels itself out into the intellectual forms providing the underlying nonphysical arrangement of the physical and mental worlds. By reviving the use of intellectual intuition in metaphysics, Rose draws upon historical sources across multiple Asian and Anglo-European philosophical schools. This is a work of contemplative constructive philosophy that breaks down divisions between science, philosophy, and religion and between diverse cultures and divergent worldviews.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1350375225
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
Calling for a revival of intellectual intuition in metaphysics long after its banning by Kant, Kenneth Rose overcomes the forgetfulness of being through contemplative ontology. Rose argues for the reinstatement of intellectual intuition in metaphysics long after its banning by Kant. His claim is not merely the conclusion of a thought-experiment or of an exercise in conceptual analysis. It is the result of the contemplative recognition of being with a meditatively concentrated intellect: nous in Greek and buddhi in Sanskrit. Recognizing intellectual intuition as a long-neglected faculty of philosophical insight, Rose shows how it can result in an immediate, intuitive discerning of being. He discusses how being parcels itself out into the intellectual forms providing the underlying nonphysical arrangement of the physical and mental worlds. By reviving the use of intellectual intuition in metaphysics, Rose draws upon historical sources across multiple Asian and Anglo-European philosophical schools. This is a work of contemplative constructive philosophy that breaks down divisions between science, philosophy, and religion and between diverse cultures and divergent worldviews.
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Denial
Author: Ajit Varki
Publisher: Twelve
ISBN: 1455511927
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
The history of science abounds with momentous theories that disrupted conventional wisdom and yet were eventually proven true. Ajit Varki and Danny Brower's "Mind over Reality" theory is poised to be one such idea-a concept that runs counter to commonly-held notions about human evolution but that may hold the key to understanding why humans evolved as we did, leaving all other related species far behind. At a chance meeting in 2005, Brower, a geneticist, posed an unusual idea to Varki that he believed could explain the origins of human uniqueness among the world's species: Why is there no humanlike elephant or humanlike dolphin, despite millions of years of evolutionary opportunity? Why is it that humans alone can understand the minds of others? Haunted by their encounter, Varki tried years later to contact Brower only to discover that he had died unexpectedly. Inspired by an incomplete manuscript Brower left behind, Denial presents a radical new theory on the origins of our species. It was not, the authors argue, a biological leap that set humanity apart from other species, but a psychological one: namely, the uniquely human ability to deny reality in the face of inarguable evidence-including the willful ignorance of our own inevitable deaths. The awareness of our own mortality could have caused anxieties that resulted in our avoiding the risks of competing to procreate-an evolutionary dead-end. Humans therefore needed to evolve a mechanism for overcoming this hurdle: the denial of reality. As a consequence of this evolutionary quirk we now deny any aspects of reality that are not to our liking-we smoke cigarettes, eat unhealthy foods, and avoid exercise, knowing these habits are a prescription for an early death. And so what has worked to establish our species could be our undoing if we continue to deny the consequences of unrealistic approaches to everything from personal health to financial risk-taking to climate change. On the other hand reality-denial affords us many valuable attributes, such as optimism, confidence, and courage in the face of long odds. Presented in homage to Brower's original thinking, Denial offers a powerful warning about the dangers inherent in our remarkable ability to ignore reality-a gift that will either lead to our downfall, or continue to be our greatest asset.
Publisher: Twelve
ISBN: 1455511927
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
The history of science abounds with momentous theories that disrupted conventional wisdom and yet were eventually proven true. Ajit Varki and Danny Brower's "Mind over Reality" theory is poised to be one such idea-a concept that runs counter to commonly-held notions about human evolution but that may hold the key to understanding why humans evolved as we did, leaving all other related species far behind. At a chance meeting in 2005, Brower, a geneticist, posed an unusual idea to Varki that he believed could explain the origins of human uniqueness among the world's species: Why is there no humanlike elephant or humanlike dolphin, despite millions of years of evolutionary opportunity? Why is it that humans alone can understand the minds of others? Haunted by their encounter, Varki tried years later to contact Brower only to discover that he had died unexpectedly. Inspired by an incomplete manuscript Brower left behind, Denial presents a radical new theory on the origins of our species. It was not, the authors argue, a biological leap that set humanity apart from other species, but a psychological one: namely, the uniquely human ability to deny reality in the face of inarguable evidence-including the willful ignorance of our own inevitable deaths. The awareness of our own mortality could have caused anxieties that resulted in our avoiding the risks of competing to procreate-an evolutionary dead-end. Humans therefore needed to evolve a mechanism for overcoming this hurdle: the denial of reality. As a consequence of this evolutionary quirk we now deny any aspects of reality that are not to our liking-we smoke cigarettes, eat unhealthy foods, and avoid exercise, knowing these habits are a prescription for an early death. And so what has worked to establish our species could be our undoing if we continue to deny the consequences of unrealistic approaches to everything from personal health to financial risk-taking to climate change. On the other hand reality-denial affords us many valuable attributes, such as optimism, confidence, and courage in the face of long odds. Presented in homage to Brower's original thinking, Denial offers a powerful warning about the dangers inherent in our remarkable ability to ignore reality-a gift that will either lead to our downfall, or continue to be our greatest asset.
Reset
Author: Sarina Dahlan
Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
ISBN: 1094086320
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 275
Book Description
Can you love someone you don’t remember? After the Last War destroyed most of the world, survivors form a new society in four self-sustaining cities in the Mojave Desert. In the utopia of the Four Cities, inspired by the lyrics of “Imagine” and Buddhist philosophy, everything is carefully planned and controlled: the seasons, the weather—and the residents. To prevent mankind from destroying each other again, its citizens undergo a memory wipe every four years in a process called tabula rasa, a blank slate, to remove learned prejudices. With each new cycle, they begin again with new names, jobs, homes, and lives. No memories. No attachments. No wars. Aris, a scientist who shuns love, embraces tabula rasa and the excitement of unknown futures. Walling herself off from emotional attachments, she sees relationships as pointless and avoids deep connections. But she is haunted by a recurring dream that becomes more frequent and vivid as time passes. After meeting Benja, a handsome free-spirited writer who believes his dreams of a past lover are memories, her world is turned upside down. Obsessed with finding the Dreamers, a secret organization thought to have a way to recover memories, Benja draws her down a dangerous path toward the past. When Metis, the leader of the Dreamers, appears in Aris’s life, everything she believes falls to pieces. With little time left before the next tabula rasa, they begin a bittersweet romance, navigating love in a world where names, lives, and moments are systematically destroyed. Thought-provoking and emotionally resonant, Reset will make you consider the haunting reality of love and loss, and the indelible marks they leave behind.
Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
ISBN: 1094086320
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 275
Book Description
Can you love someone you don’t remember? After the Last War destroyed most of the world, survivors form a new society in four self-sustaining cities in the Mojave Desert. In the utopia of the Four Cities, inspired by the lyrics of “Imagine” and Buddhist philosophy, everything is carefully planned and controlled: the seasons, the weather—and the residents. To prevent mankind from destroying each other again, its citizens undergo a memory wipe every four years in a process called tabula rasa, a blank slate, to remove learned prejudices. With each new cycle, they begin again with new names, jobs, homes, and lives. No memories. No attachments. No wars. Aris, a scientist who shuns love, embraces tabula rasa and the excitement of unknown futures. Walling herself off from emotional attachments, she sees relationships as pointless and avoids deep connections. But she is haunted by a recurring dream that becomes more frequent and vivid as time passes. After meeting Benja, a handsome free-spirited writer who believes his dreams of a past lover are memories, her world is turned upside down. Obsessed with finding the Dreamers, a secret organization thought to have a way to recover memories, Benja draws her down a dangerous path toward the past. When Metis, the leader of the Dreamers, appears in Aris’s life, everything she believes falls to pieces. With little time left before the next tabula rasa, they begin a bittersweet romance, navigating love in a world where names, lives, and moments are systematically destroyed. Thought-provoking and emotionally resonant, Reset will make you consider the haunting reality of love and loss, and the indelible marks they leave behind.
Phoenix Unbound
Author: Grace Draven
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0451489756
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 402
Book Description
In this USA Today bestselling novel, a woman with power over fire and illusion and the enslaved son of a chieftain battle a corrupt empire in this powerful and deeply emotional romantic fantasy. Every year, each village is required to send a young woman to the Empire's capital--her fate to be burned alive for the entertainment of the masses. For the last five years, one small village's tithe has been the same woman. Gilene's sacrifice protects all the other young women of her village, and her secret to staying alive lies with the magic only she possesses. But this year is different. Azarion, the Empire's most famous gladiator, has somehow seen through her illusion--and is set on blackmailing Gilene into using her abilities to help him escape his life of slavery. Unknown to Gilene, he also wants to reclaim the birthright of his clan. To protect her family and village, she will abandon everything to return to the Empire--and burn once more.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0451489756
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 402
Book Description
In this USA Today bestselling novel, a woman with power over fire and illusion and the enslaved son of a chieftain battle a corrupt empire in this powerful and deeply emotional romantic fantasy. Every year, each village is required to send a young woman to the Empire's capital--her fate to be burned alive for the entertainment of the masses. For the last five years, one small village's tithe has been the same woman. Gilene's sacrifice protects all the other young women of her village, and her secret to staying alive lies with the magic only she possesses. But this year is different. Azarion, the Empire's most famous gladiator, has somehow seen through her illusion--and is set on blackmailing Gilene into using her abilities to help him escape his life of slavery. Unknown to Gilene, he also wants to reclaim the birthright of his clan. To protect her family and village, she will abandon everything to return to the Empire--and burn once more.
The Computing Universe
Author: Anthony J. G. Hey
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521766451
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 415
Book Description
This exciting and accessible book takes us on a journey from the early days of computers to the cutting-edge research of the present day that will shape computing in the coming decades. It introduces a fascinating cast of dreamers and inventors who brought these great technological developments into every corner of the modern world, and will open up the universe of computing to anyone who has ever wondered where his or her smartphone came from.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521766451
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 415
Book Description
This exciting and accessible book takes us on a journey from the early days of computers to the cutting-edge research of the present day that will shape computing in the coming decades. It introduces a fascinating cast of dreamers and inventors who brought these great technological developments into every corner of the modern world, and will open up the universe of computing to anyone who has ever wondered where his or her smartphone came from.
Cosmos & Culture: Cultural Evolution in a Cosmic Context
Author: Steven J. Dick
Publisher: Government Printing Office
ISBN: 0160897416
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 566
Book Description
NOTE: NO FURTHER DISCOUNT FOR THIS PRINT PRODUCT--OVERSTOCK SALE -- Significantly reduced list price During the last 50 years, coincident with the Space Age, cosmic evolution has been recognized as the master narrative of the universe, history writ large. Cosmic evolution includes physical, biological, and cultural evolution, and of these the latter is by far the most rapid. In this volume, authors with diverse backgrounds in science, history, anthropology, and more, consider culture in the context of the cosmos. How does our knowledge of cosmic evolution affect terrestrial culture? Conversely, how does our knowledge of cultural evolution affect our thinking about possible cultures in the cosmos? Are life, mind, and culture of fundamental significance to the grand story of the cosmos that has generated its own self-understanding through science, rational reasoning, and mathematics? Might this lead to cultural evolution on a large enough scale to allow the universe to both create and steer itself toward its own destiny? Related products: NASA's First 50 Years: Historical Perspectives; NASA 50 Anniversary Proceedings can be found here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/033-000-01336-1 Bringing the Future Within Reach: Celebrating 75 Years of the NASA John H. Glenn Research Center, 1941-2016 can be found here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/033-000-01377-9 Other products produced by National Aerounautics and Space Administration (NASA) can be found here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/agency/550
Publisher: Government Printing Office
ISBN: 0160897416
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 566
Book Description
NOTE: NO FURTHER DISCOUNT FOR THIS PRINT PRODUCT--OVERSTOCK SALE -- Significantly reduced list price During the last 50 years, coincident with the Space Age, cosmic evolution has been recognized as the master narrative of the universe, history writ large. Cosmic evolution includes physical, biological, and cultural evolution, and of these the latter is by far the most rapid. In this volume, authors with diverse backgrounds in science, history, anthropology, and more, consider culture in the context of the cosmos. How does our knowledge of cosmic evolution affect terrestrial culture? Conversely, how does our knowledge of cultural evolution affect our thinking about possible cultures in the cosmos? Are life, mind, and culture of fundamental significance to the grand story of the cosmos that has generated its own self-understanding through science, rational reasoning, and mathematics? Might this lead to cultural evolution on a large enough scale to allow the universe to both create and steer itself toward its own destiny? Related products: NASA's First 50 Years: Historical Perspectives; NASA 50 Anniversary Proceedings can be found here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/033-000-01336-1 Bringing the Future Within Reach: Celebrating 75 Years of the NASA John H. Glenn Research Center, 1941-2016 can be found here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/033-000-01377-9 Other products produced by National Aerounautics and Space Administration (NASA) can be found here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/agency/550
Auras
Author: Tabitha Zalot
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781541074446
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 42
Book Description
Does everyone have an Aura? What does yours say about you? Does it affect your health and happiness? Can it reveal sickness? Can it heal? If you've ever asked yourself or anyone else these questions, you've just found the answers. The truth is, each and every one of us has abilities beyond the scope of our everyday understanding yet, sadly, few of us develop them. Get in touch with your higher self and tap into your innate abilities with Auras: Psychic Development & Energy Fields: How to Read and Understand the Human "Aura." Whether you are searching for an alternative way to heal sickness or just have a passing interest in Chakra, Reiki, or crystals, this guide is an excellent place to start. This great book takes you beyond the physical body to the spiritual plane of existence. It explores your psychic being and how you can tap into human energy fields. You'll do more than just learn theories you'll: Unlock your abilities through psychic development Discover what human energy fields are and how they work Learn how to read and interpret the human aura Explore the hidden secrets to different sets of mediums Learn to identify and nurture various sources of energy Get helpful development exercises Find expert tips and do's and don'ts Don't ignore human energy fields just because you can't see them. Expand your journey to health and happiness beyond the physical plane with Auras: Psychic Development & Energy Fields: How to Read and Understand the Human "Aura."
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781541074446
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 42
Book Description
Does everyone have an Aura? What does yours say about you? Does it affect your health and happiness? Can it reveal sickness? Can it heal? If you've ever asked yourself or anyone else these questions, you've just found the answers. The truth is, each and every one of us has abilities beyond the scope of our everyday understanding yet, sadly, few of us develop them. Get in touch with your higher self and tap into your innate abilities with Auras: Psychic Development & Energy Fields: How to Read and Understand the Human "Aura." Whether you are searching for an alternative way to heal sickness or just have a passing interest in Chakra, Reiki, or crystals, this guide is an excellent place to start. This great book takes you beyond the physical body to the spiritual plane of existence. It explores your psychic being and how you can tap into human energy fields. You'll do more than just learn theories you'll: Unlock your abilities through psychic development Discover what human energy fields are and how they work Learn how to read and interpret the human aura Explore the hidden secrets to different sets of mediums Learn to identify and nurture various sources of energy Get helpful development exercises Find expert tips and do's and don'ts Don't ignore human energy fields just because you can't see them. Expand your journey to health and happiness beyond the physical plane with Auras: Psychic Development & Energy Fields: How to Read and Understand the Human "Aura."