The golden apple : changing the structure of civilization / Edgar J. Ridley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ridley, Edgar J., author.

Series:

Evidence of symptomatic behavior ; volume 2.

The evidence of symptomatic behavior ; volume 2

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civilization, Modern--1950-.

Civilization, Modern.

Symbolic interactionism.

Social change.

Human behavior.

Religion and civilization.

Racism.

Symbolism--Social aspects.

Symbolism.

Symptoms--Social aspects.

Symptoms.

Social problems.

Social aspects.

Africa--Social conditions.

Africa.

Social conditions.

Physical Description:

xix, 223 pages ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

Trenton, New Jersey : Africa World Press, [2017]

Summary:

"This book demonstrates how the experts in the cognitive sciences, including all fields of anthropology, misrepresent how symbols affect the neurological processes of the human brain. The author shows that the traditional belief that symptoms are inferior to symbols is erroneous, and that this belief has caused unspeakable cruelty and conflict the world over. The book details how, although traditional scholarship maintains that thinking symptomatically obstructs our ability to reach the root cause of problems, nothing could be further from the truth. The author brilliantly details how that mistaken understanding of the dynamics between symbols and symptoms has caused a confusion that impedes authentic and healthy behavior, leading to destructive decisions that have produced unparalleled harm in today's world. This book displays the destructive nature of symbolic thought and how that symbolic thought has affected human behavior in every area of human activity"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction

Root cause analysis

Part I. The Frazer factor

Symbolic impressions

Symptomatic thinking and behavior in civilization

The diopian view of history : restructuring world history

Part II. Evidence of symptomatic behavior

The beginnings of symptomatic behavior

The symptomatic thought process as a reading practice

How to read symptomatically

Symptoms as cultural indicators : how man has been colonized by his symbols

The African problem

The methodology of our work : the transitional phase

Understanding the transformation of symbolic behavior to symptomatic behavior

Part III. Aftermath : solving humanity's problems

The enigma of history.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781592217656

1592217656

9781592217663

1592217664

OCLC:

960389884

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