Cosmic Consciousness: A Study in the Evolution of the Human Mind Bucke Richard Maurice Paperback
Cosmic Consciousness: A Study in the Evolution of the Human Mind Bucke Richard Maurice Paperback 2010 Reprint of 1905 edition.This work is the magnum opus of Bucke's career, a project that he…
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Cosmic Consciousness: A Study in the Evolution of the Human Mind Bucke Richard Maurice Paperback
2010 Reprint of 1905 edition.This work is the magnum opus of Bucke's career, a project that he researched and wrote over many years. Bucke developed a theory involving three stages in the development of consciousness: the simple consciousness of animals; the self-consciousness of the mass of humanity (encompassing reason, imagination, etc.); and cosmic consciousness - an emerging faculty and the next stage of human development. In it, Bucke described his own experience, that of contemporaries (most notably Whitman, but also unknown figures like "C.P."), and the experiences and outlook of historical figures including Buddha, Jesus, Paul, Plotinus, Muhammad, Dante, Francis Bacon, and William Blake.
A classic work. Among the effects of this progression, he believed he detected a lengthy historical trend in which religious conceptions and theologies had become less and less fearful.