Towards a History of Consciousness : Space,

Towards a History of Consciousness: Space, Time, and Death offers a cogent and compelling discussion of the neglected topic of the history of consciousness. An analysis of our postmodern ontology reveals deep but neglected roots. What are those roo

Preface

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Introduction

1

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I: The Pre-Modern West

Beginnings: Pre-History to Antiquity

9

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Medieval Persistence of Classical Antiquity

53

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II: Entrance into Early Modern Europe

The Renaissance: Altered Space and Time

95

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From Re-Birth to Reform

The Reformation of Early Modernity

137

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From Reform to Re-order

Scientific Revolution and Detachment

179

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From Re-Order to Restructure

III: Early Modern Definitions

Descartes and Consciousness

223

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From Doubt to Certainty

John Locke and the Language of Consciousness

267

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From Faith to Self-Identity

Enlightenment and the Birth of Modernity

309

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From Thought to Sentiment

IV: Modernity and Beyond

Romantics, the Self and Individualism

357

(44)

From Reason to Feelings

The Fractured Age: Twentieth Century Transformation

401

(44)

From Order to Disorder

A Time and Space for Consciousness

445

(46)

From Disorder to Creativity

Conclusion

491

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Appendix I Quasi-Essentialistic Characterizations

495

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Appendix II Contrastive Terms

497

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Appendix III Cross-References

499

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Notes

505

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Bibliography

555

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Index

587

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Towards a History of Consciousness : Space, Time, and Death

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