The Earth is flat! : an exposé of the globularist hoax / by Dr. Leo Charles Ferrari (president, the Flat Earth Society) ; together with Tractates by the Executive of the Society and Sundry Papers by the Members ; edited by Kay Burns and David Eso.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ferrari, Leo C., author.

Contributor:

Burns, Kay (Kathryn), editor.

Eso, David, 1982- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Earth (Planet)--Philosophy.

Earth (Planet).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (295 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador : ISER Books, [2019]

Summary:

David Eso and Kay Burns edition of philosopher Leo Ferraris previously unpublished 1973 manuscript brings to light a long forgotten satirical work, which, in an age of fake news, possesses renewed relevance. The editors contextualize The Earth is Flat! for the reader with a scholarly introduction and a humorous Forewarning. Author, Leo Ferrari, draws on his extensive knowledge of classical thought and its key figures to present a history of ideas that is sometimes accurate, sometimes speculative. Speculative or alternative aspects of this history support his Flat Earth theme, as do a number of scientific experiments outlined, which the reader is encouraged to try. He traces the conflict between Globularist and Planoterrestrial beliefs from antiquity to his contemporary moment of the early 1970s, marked by space exploration. Later chapters chart the activities and philosophies of the Flat Earth Society of Canada, including Ferraris experience on the lecture circuit and in media platforms. The authors method is to blur the line between seriousness and humour and to show that intellectual work can also be good fun. He uses the idea of a spinning, spherical planet to symbolically represent the alienating effects of technological modernity.-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Image

Forewarning

Three Pieces of Limestone

Across the Peneplain and over the Precipice

Note on the Text

The Earth Is Flat! An Expose of the Globularist Hoax

Authors Acknowledgements

Introduction

1. Round or Flat?

2. Does Half the World Live Upside Down?

3. The More Elementary Proofs of the Globularists

4. The Scientific Proofs of the Globularists

5. The Growth of Globularism

6. Gyroglobularism, or the Curse of Copernicus

7. Planoterrestrialism or Globularism?

8. The Philosophy of the Flat Earth Society

9. Adventures with the Flat Earth Society

Epilogue

Flat Earthers Forum: Tractates by the Executive of the Society and Sundry Papers by the Members

Editors Acknowledgements

About the Editors

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-894725-60-3

OCLC:

1419789604