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PublisherCodhill Press

ISBN-101930337698

ISBN-139781930337695

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Book TitleMan in the Cosmos : G. I. Gurdjieff and Modern Science

Number of Pages206 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2012

TopicPhilosophers, Philosophy & Social Aspects, Mysticism, Occultism

IllustratorYes

GenreReligion, Body, Mind & Spirit, Science, Biography & Autobiography

AuthorChristian Wertenbaker

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height1 in

Item Weight12.5 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

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LCCN2012-040140

ReviewsThese principles have guided these essays, some of which have been published in Parabola magazine over the last fifteen years. They represent a personal quest for a more comprehensive truth about the nature of the world. To pursue his aim of reconciling Gurdjieff's ideas and modern science, Dr. Wertenbaker studied the sciences broadly in college, then went on to medical school and to postgraduate training in neurophysiology, neurology, neuro-ophthalmology and ophthalmology. He also became a member of the Gurdjieff Foundation, devoted to exploring and pursuing Gurdjieff's ideas and aims.

Dewey Edition23

Grade FromCollege Graduate Student

Dewey Decimal197

Table Of ContentIntroduction 1. Mathematics, the Science of Patterns Nature's Patterns Pythagoras in 1999 Some Thoughts on the Enneagram 2. Vibrations: The Universal Medium of Exchange Vibrations The Light of the Beholder 3. The Inner and Outer Worlds One and One Make One Shadows of the Real World Imagination Awakening the Emotions The Ego and the I The Home of the Self 4. Worlds within Worlds The Teaching of the Cosmoses Holy Earth Laws, Miracles and Science The Materiality of the Soul 5. The Role of Man in the Cosmos The Fullness of the Void The Cosmic Necessity of Suffering Does Man Have Three Brains? The Cosmic Metabolism of Form

SynopsisThis book is a collection of essays that try to relate two distinct areas of human knowledge: the mystical cosmology of G. I. Gurdjieff, based, according to him, on ancient wisdom, and the discoveries and theories of modern science. Christian Wertenbaker, MD early on developed three basic convictions: First, that, on reading the personal accounts of people who had interacted with G. I. Gurdjieff, it was clear that he possessed a degree of awareness, attention, perception, knowledge, and ability to act that put him on another level compared to ordinary people; because of that, and the lucidity of his descriptions of the human condition, it was necessary to give credence to his ideas about the nature of the universe, of man, and of their relationship. Second, that the method of modern science is a generally valid and honest way to arrive at truths about the nature of the world, with one caveat: because science deliberately tries to be objective and to remove the subjectivity of the observer from its deliberations, its findings may only apply to the external world, leaving the inner world of conscious beings to another realm of inquiry. Third, that there is nevertheless only one world, and so all truths about it must be compatible and related. These principles have guided these essays, some of which have been published in Parabola magazine over the last fifteen years. They represent a personal quest for a more comprehensive truth about the nature of the world. To pursue his aim of reconciling Gurdjieff's ideas and modern science, Dr. Wertenbaker studied the sciences broadly in college, then went on to medical school and to postgraduate training in neurophysiology, neurology, neuro-ophthalmology and ophthalmology. He also became a member of the Gurdjieff Foundation, devoted to exploring and pursuing Gurdjieff's ideas and aims., Explores the relationship between the mystical cosmology of G. I. Gurdjieff and the discoveries and theories of modern science., Explores the relationship between the mystical cosmology of G. I. Gurdjieff and the discoveries and theories of modern science. This book is a collection of essays that try to relate two distinct areas of human knowledge: the mystical cosmology of G. I. Gurdjieff, based, according to him, on ancient wisdom, and the discoveries and theories of modern science. Christian Wertenbaker, MD early on developed three basic convictions: First, that, on reading the personal accounts of people who had interacted with G. I. Gurdjieff, it was clear that he possessed a degree of awareness, attention, perception, knowledge, and ability to act that put him on another level compared to ordinary people; because of that, and the lucidity of his descriptions of the human condition, it was necessary to give credence to his ideas about the nature of the universe, of man, and of their relationship. Second, that the method of modern science is a generally valid and honest way to arrive at truths about the nature of the world, with one caveat: because science deliberately tries to be objective and to remove the subjectivity of the observer from its deliberations, its findings may only apply to the external world, leaving the inner world of conscious beings to another realm of inquiry. Third, that there is nevertheless only one world, and so all truths about it must be compatible and related. These principles have guided these essays, some of which have been published in Parabola magazine over the last fifteen years. They represent a personal quest for a more comprehensive truth about the nature of the world. To pursue his aim of reconciling Gurdjieff's ideas and modern science, Dr. Wertenbaker studied the sciences broadly in college, then went on to medical school and to postgraduate training in neurophysiology, neurology, neuro-ophthalmology and ophthalmology. He also became a member of the Gurdjieff Foundation, devoted to exploring and pursuing Gurdjieff's ideas and aims.

LC Classification NumberBP605.G94W47 2012