Outsider theory : intellectual histories of unorthodox ideas / Jonathan P. Eburne.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Eburne, Jonathan P. (Jonathan Paul), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Facts (Philosophy).

Common fallacies.

Errors.

Philosophy, Modern--20th century.

Philosophy, Modern.

Intellectual life--20th century.

Intellectual life.

Philosophy, Modern--21st century.

Intellectual life--21st century.

Physical Description:

xxiv, 435 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis, MN : University of Minnesota Press, [2018]

Summary:

"Outsider Theory is a timely book about outlandish ideas, bringing readers on an adventure in intellectual history that stresses the urgency of taking seriously the ideas that might otherwise be regarded as errant, unfashionable, or even unreasonable. It shows how crucial it is to know how and why such ideas have left their impression on modern-day thinking and continue to shape its evolution"--Back cover.

Contents:

Preface: Enemies of the truth

Introduction

Part I: Alien gods. The alien knowledge of Nag Hammadi

Gnostic materialism

Part II: Mythomorphoses. So dark, the con of man

The chalice, the blade, and the bifurcation point

Part III: Sovereign institutions. Garveyism and its involutions

The Sade industry

Part IV: Products of mind. Cartographorrhea: on psychotic maps

Communities of suspicion: Immanuel Velikovsky and the laws of science

Coda: Thought from outer space.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Eburne, Jonathan P. (Jonathan Paul), author. Outsider theory

ISBN:

9781517905545

1517905540

9781517905552

1517905559

OCLC:

1031047682