What happens to us when we think : transformation and reality / Michael Gelven.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gelven, Michael.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Metaphysics--Psychological aspects.

Metaphysics.

Thought and thinking.

Change.

Physical Description:

149 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, [2003]

Summary:

Explores the transformation humans undergo when they do metaphysics. Author Michael Gelven suggests that thinking metaphysically transforms us, and consequently the nature of metaphysics it self is transformational, Using concrete existential phenomena such as the learning process, how children mature into adults, and how fear can develop into courage, he establishes an understanding of metaphysical transformation.

Contents:

1 Transformations 1

2 Wonder 19

3 Being Real 31

4 Violence 43

5 Truth 59

6 The Learner 71

7 The Student 89

8 The Child 107

9 Conflict and Coherence 119

10 Origins 133.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

0791457478

0791457486

OCLC:

51389011