Download or read book MYTHOLOGY PHILOSOPHY AND SCIENCE Book for the New Generations Volume I written by Bijon Karmakar and published by Bijon Karmakar. This book was released on 2022-05-15 with total page 522 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The idea of writing this book is MYTHOLOGY, PHILOSOPHY, and Science. Book for the New Generations. Volume I is about a slight breakthrough as an expansion project of Physics-values. As a bio-intelligent species, in general, we have the limitation of directly accessing the frame of objects and objectual items like matters, materials, and the Materialistic groups shaped from diversifying grades of energies as a unit-value sack-of-energy or their union as mass-state energy. Clinching and respecting the esteemed formula E = mc^2, which defined the equivalence relationship with deferentially shaped Mass-energy. And hailing the highest degree of intelligent scientist through whom Energy-God introduced this formula E=mc^2 as a complete hidden pack of all differential-values works of objects, keeping the position of E = Energy - God a universally constant in the Universe. I intend to place a new Idea about the birth of the Universe from the True-Singularity position of the Supreme - Universe. Besides, in the viewpoint of energy minimum way attempted to convince our position as bio-species in this adaptable nature surviving in support of bio-grade energy sources, somehow someway connected throughout the distant alien species in different Consmical - Universes, and even the Universe. The supreme energy, or say Pure-energy is an inexhaustible state cohesion represented with composites containments. Like energy - elements and intrinsical elemental - values that all are at inert-state in the Supreme - universe From the viewpoint of the object/s say, all the infinite numbers of diversifying properties of energy components like energy elements and their working essence as elemental-value in a unit-value pure-energy completely at an absolute null position in every aspect differential way justifying ideologies. Accordingly, an imaginable unit-value Pure-energy presumed as Absoluteness-status and the Supreme - Universe is State-of-Absoluteness. The Supreme - Universe is the creator of our Universe. So, the Universe is an offspring of the Supreme – universe, a great-great Grandmom of all objects and objectual-products persistently appearing and seemingly disappearing in the matured 2nd-energy-belt of the Universe. The Universe is restraining as an unconditional buoyant state with ever-fixedness at a particular spatial point in the crammed of pure - energies in the Supreme - Universe. A little elaboration about the hidden treasure of the highly respected formula E = mc^2: - The E=mc2 = mass * area to the power square = a framework of matter as energy-mass = energy components as a unit-value frame of the matter or material product that acknowledges by the bio-Intelligent system. Accordingly, if endeavor expands that idea entirely for the matured Universe and the observable and non-observable Cosmical-universes in the 2nd-energy-belt, it may widen the bio-earthly way of defining limited areas of physics and physics-value. By keeping the Energy or Energy-God as a Universal-Constant position including its components infinite amount of Energy elements intact. Like: - E = Energy = Energy-God Ξ “Unit/s of Sack-of-Energy containing with Energy – elements” + “Inherent essence of Elemental – values as a frame." Ξ “Objects and objectual-products may consider as mass-energy covered some areas under the flagship of Zero-status-stable position or predisposing-constancy”. Further, attempt to convince to equate with intellectually presented Physics and Physics-values by borrowing a mathematical symbol that is = and say: - (Energy-element) = (physics), and (elemental-value) = (physics-value). So, from the viewpoint of energy. All accessible and inaccessible works of energies and their progenies as object/s have equivalent relations throughout the matured 2nd-energy-belt.

Download or read book MYTHOLOGY PHILOSOPHY AND SCIENCE Book For the New Generations Volume I written by Bijon Karmakar and published by Bijon Karmakar. This book was released on 2022-05-14 with total page 521 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The idea of writing this book is MYTHOLOGY, PHILOSOPHY, and Science. Book for the New Generations. Volume I is about a slight breakthrough as an expansion project of Physics-values. As a bio-intelligent species, in general, we have the limitation of directly accessing the frame of objects and objectual items like matters, materials, and the Materialistic groups shaped from diversifying grades of energies as a unit-value sack-of-energy or their union as mass-state energy. Clinching and respecting the esteemed formula E = mc^2, which defined the equivalence relationship with deferentially shaped mass-energy. And hailing the highest degree of intelligent scientist through whom Energy-God introduced this formula E=mc^2 as a complete hidden pack of all differential-values works of objects, keeping the position of E = Energy - God a universally constant in the Universe. I intend to place a new Idea about the birth of the Universe from the True-Singularity position of the Supreme - Universe. Besides, in the viewpoint of energy minimum way attempted to convince our position as bio-species in this adaptable nature surviving in support of bio-grade energy sources, somehow someway connected throughout the distant alien species in different Consmical - Universes, and even the Universe. The supreme energy, or say Pure-energy is an inexhaustible state cohesion represented with composites containments. Like energy - elements and intrinsical elemental - values that all are at inert-state in the Supreme - universe Therefore, the Supreme - Universe may be considered a state of out-and-out Singularity. From the viewpoint of the object/s say, all the infinite numbers of diversifying properties of energy components like energy elements and their working essence as elemental-value in a unit-value pure-energy completely at an absolute null position in every aspect differential way justifying ideologies. Accordingly, an imaginable unit-value Pure-energy presumed as Absoluteness-status and the Supreme - Universe is State-of-Absoluteness. The Supreme - Universe is the creator of our Universe. So, the Universe is an offspring of the Supreme – universe, a great-great Grandmom of all objects and objectual-products persistently appearing and seemingly disappearing in the matured 2nd-energy-belt of the Universe. The Universe is restraining as an unconditional buoyant state with ever-fixedness at a particular spatial point in the crammed of pure - energies in the Supreme - Universe. Herewith is a little elaboration about the hidden treasure of the highly respected formula E = mc^2: - The E=mc2 = mass * area to the power square = a framework of matter as energy-mass = energy components as a unit-value frame of the matter or material product that acknowledges by the bio-Intelligent system. Accordingly, if endeavor expands that idea entirely for the matured Universe and the observable and non-observable Cosmical-universes in the 2nd-energy-belt, it may widen the bio-earthly way of defining limited areas of physics and physics-value. By keeping the Energy or Energy-God as a Universal-Constant position including its components infinite amount of Energy elements intact. Like: - Ø E = Energy = Energy-God Ξ “Unit/s of Sack-of-Energy containing with Energy – elements” + “Inherent essence of Elemental – values as a frame." Ø Ξ “Objects and objectual-products may consider as mass-energy covered some areas under the flagship of Zero-status-stable position or predisposing-constancy”. Further, the minimum way it may convince to equate with intellectually presented Physics and Physics-values by borrowing a mathematical symbol that is = and say: - "(energy-element) = (physics)", and "(elemental-value) = (physics-value)" So, from the viewpoint of energy. All accessible and inaccessible works of energies and their progenies as object/s have equivalent relations throughout the matured 2nd-energy-belt.

Download or read book MYTHOLOGY PHILOSOPHY AND SCIENCE Book for the New Generations Presentation of Volume 1 and 2 written by Bijon Karmakar and published by Bijon Karmakar. This book was released on 2022-06-18 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here is only the Presentation with some projected diagrams of volumes 1 and 2 of the main book, MYTHOLOGY, PHILOSOPHY AND SCIENCE about the no-birth, the no-death origin of the Supreme-universe with a fathomless ocean of energy-pacific at state-of-absoluteness. In the state-of-absoluteness eternal Energy-God calm and pleasantly settled with all observable and non-observable supremacy that define throughout the "objectual - eras" of bio-intellectually presented Mythology, Philosophy, and the progressing Science in this bio-earth. In the viewpoint of Energy, the Supreme – universe is the solitary origin of the matured-Universe without any possibility of pre-decisive closing /endpoint. The Supreme – universe is at an infinite fathomless center, the unconvincing unassailable source of energies. Its capital value is eternally constant beyond the infinite imaginable limits. Similar to the philosophically depicting sense as no beginning and no end with total singularity. Accordingly, the Supreme – universe may recognize with the honor as state-of-Absoluteness. And, the holdings of the Supreme - Universe is assumed as the Pure form of Energy, or say, as Pure-Energy that consolidated with all possible diversified components that are distinctively available in this matured-Universe. Every possible small section /unit of pure-energy is inhabited, with the essence of the Supreme - universe, so the unit-value pure-energies are honored with the Absoluteness-status. Pure-energies of the Supreme – universe contributed to giving birth to the Universe and is a fully floating condition in the energy-pacific of the mother-land, i.e., the Supreme -Universe with its ever-presence steadfast status. It is the fact that there are not any variable outcomes /effects that could act on the Supreme - universe, even though there is ever persistent internal instability, commotions, and recurrent development of the Energy-components in the 2nd-energy-belt of the Universe. Therefore, the matured-Universe accomplishes to retain unchanging dignity everlastingly in the parental - chamber in the Supreme - universe. Gradually, with energy-times of the Universe at some stage elemental - values effect of Energy - elements or bio-earthly way defines as physics - values work/s from the embryonic stage, the Universe has taken long-long energy-eras to settle and reach its mature stage with three individual energy-belts. The 1st-energy-belt is nearer to the mother’s periphery, became entirely calm and almost the feature of absoluteness-status. The 2nd-energy-belt occupies all diverseness with differential-values action and reaction with observable way clarified recurrently appearing object/s and objectual - products. The 3rd-energy-belt is a true-singular state with mono status purest-energy, at its extreme to infinite motion and neutrality. The untiring efforts of parental's sharing Energy compel all the three energy-belts to take shape and settle in peace. Although, there are eternal observable and non-observable commotions that play consistent roles in balancing order throughout the matured 2nd-energy-belt in the Universe. So, Energy is entitled to get the socio-culturally defined Soul of all creations that may be observable or non-observable with heaven and hell activities by the bio-intelligent species in this adaptable earth. In addition, it is to say that we bio-living species are Geno related to the Energy-God, somehow-someway interlinked to all observable and non-observable products in this 2nd-energy-belt. Thanks...

Download or read book Introduction to a Scientific System of Mythology Classic Reprint written by C. O. Muller and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-28 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you're interested in learning more about Greek mythology and a new method of organizing your thoughts about mythos, then Introduction to a Scientific System of Mythology is an invaluable tool for analyzing mythology in any culture. Introduction to a Scientific System of Mythology begins by defining mythos and establishing the idea that myths are made up of two distinct concepts: the ideal and the real. Then the source of mythology is explored, asking two main questions: what do we know about mythology and how do we know it? The answer is that myths are passed down through generations, first through oral tradition, then through epic poetry, Alexandrian poets, lyric poets, logographers and historians. The chapter regarding the actual origin of mythos is intriguing, for as Muller points out, it is impossible to trace specific myths to particular people. If myths originated with more than one person or from a group, then how did this collective establishment of storytelling actually happen? Muller's answer, in part, is that there is a collective unconscious need to create heroes and stories that relate to life. Muller's analysis predates the formal establishment of psychology, but draws on the same concepts to describe mythology's role in Greek life. Having laid down a scientific method for analyzing mythos, Muller explains how to apply his reasoning to the great Greek heroes. Finally, he compares his own scientific method with the approaches taken by other scholars and philosophers, explaining the similarities and differences. This section is a helpful reference for anyone who studies mythology, philosophy, literature or other subjects. Introduction to a Scientific System of Mythology is well-translated from the original German and is a smooth read. Those interested in mythology should definitely read this book. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book Science and the Myth of Progress written by Mehrdad M. Zarandi and published by World Wisdom, Inc. This book was released on 2003 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the wake of the fall / Frithjof Schuon -- Sacred and profane science / René Guénon -- Traditional cosmology and the modern world / Titus Burckhardt -- Religion and science / Lord Northbourne -- Contemporary man, between the rim and the axis / Seyyed Hossein Nasr -- Christianity and the religious thought of C.G. Jung / Philip Sherrard - - On earth as it is in heaven / James S. Cutsinger -- The nature and extent of criticism of evolutionary theory / Osman Bakar -- Knowledge and knowledge / D.M. Matheson -- Knowledge and its counterfeits / Gai Eaton -- Ignorance / Wendell Berry -- The plague of scientistic belief / Wolfgang Smith -- Scientism: the bedrock of the modern worldview / Huston Smith -- Life as non-historical reality / Giuseppe Sermonti -- Man, creation and the fossil record / Michael Robert Negus -- The act of creation: bridging transcendence and immanence / William A. Dembski.

Download or read book The Myth of the State written by Ernst Cassirer and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 1946-01-01 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the nature and functions of myth and its role in the development of political thought from the time of the ancient Greeks to the twentieth century

Download or read book Introduction to a Scientific System of Mythology written by C. O. Muller and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-06-13 with total page 373 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you're interested in learning more about Greek mythology and a new method of organizing your thoughts about mythos, then Introduction to a Scientific System of Mythology is an invaluable tool for analyzing mythology in any culture. Introduction to a Scientific System of Mythology begins by defining mythos and establishing the idea that myths are made up of two distinct concepts: the ideal and the real. Then the source of mythology is explored, asking two main questions: what do we know about mythology and how do we know it? The answer is that myths are passed down through generations, first through oral tradition, then through epic poetry, Alexandrian poets, lyric poets, logographers and historians. The chapter regarding the actual origin of mythos is intriguing, for as Muller points out, it is impossible to trace specific myths to particular people. If myths originated with more than one person or from a group, then how did this collective establishment of storytelling actually happen? Muller's answer, in part, is that there is a collective unconscious need to create heroes and stories that relate to life. Muller's analysis predates the formal establishment of psychology, but draws on the same concepts to describe mythology's role in Greek life. Having laid down a scientific method for analyzing mythos, Muller explains how to apply his reasoning to the great Greek heroes. Finally, he compares his own scientific method with the approaches taken by other scholars and philosophers, explaining the similarities and differences. This section is a helpful reference for anyone who studies mythology, philosophy, literature or other subjects. Introduction to a Scientific System of Mythology is well-translated from the original German and is a smooth read. Those interested in mythology should definitely read this book. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book Philosophy Expertise and the Myth of Neutrality written by Mirko Farina and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2024-03-29 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume offers a new framework for understanding expertise. It proposes a reconceptualization of the traditional notion of expertise and calls for the development of a new contextual and action-oriented notion of expertise, which is attentive to axiological values, intellectual virtues, and moral qualities. Experts are usually called upon, especially during times of emergency, either as decision-makers or as advisors in formulating policies that often have a significant impact on society. And yet, for certain types of choices, there is a growing tension between experts’ recommendations and alternative views. The chapters in this volume critically assess the idea of whether possessing epistemic authority can automatically make someone’s assertions necessarily more grounded than others. They not only evaluate the epistemological implications of this idea but also reflect on its ethical, socio-cultural, and political consequences. The interdisciplinary framework advanced across the chapters seeks to overcome certain limitations that underlie current models of expertise by adopting more inclusive and representative decisions that can improve the perceived neutrality of experts’ decisions. Increasing neutrality means reducing cases in which an unidentified bias – be it a scientific one or not – puts any of the individuals involved in a specific public choice at a systematic disadvantage. Philosophy, Expertise, and the Myth of Neutrality will appeal to scholars and advanced students working in epistemology, philosophy of science, philosophy of the social sciences, public policy, and sociology.

Download or read book Next Generation Performance Management written by Alan L. Colquitt and published by IAP. This book was released on 2017-08-01 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is no HR-related topic more popular in the business press than performance management (PM). There has been an explosion in writing on this topic in the past 5 years, condemning it as a failure and calling for fundamental change. The vast majority of organizations use the same basic process which I call “Last Generation Performance Management” or PM 1.0 for short. Despite widespread agreement that PM 1.0 is failing, few companies have abandoned it or made fundamental changes to it. While everyone agrees it is broken, few agree on how to fix it. Companies continue to tinker with their systems, making incremental changes every few years with no lasting improvement in effectiveness. Employees continue to achieve amazing things in organizations every day, despite this process not because of it. Nothing has worked because organizations, business leaders and HR professionals focus on PM practices instead of the fundamental purpose of PM and the paradigms, assumptions, and beliefs that underlie the practices. Companies ask their performance management process to do too many things and it fails at all of them as a result. At the foundation of PM 1.0 practices is the ideology of a meritocracy and paradigms rooted in standard economic and psychological theories. While these theories were adequate explanations for motivation and behavior in the 19th and 20th centuries, they fail to account for the increasingly complex nature of organizations and their environments today. Despite the ineffectiveness of PM 1.0, there are powerful forces holding it in place. Information on rigorous, evidence-based recommendations is crowded out by benchmarking information, case studies of high-profile companies, and other propaganda coming from HR think tanks and consultants. Business leaders and HR professionals learn about common practices not effective practices. This book confronts the traditional dogma, paradigms, and practices of PM 1.0 and holds them up to the bright light of scientific scrutiny. It encourages HR professionals and business leaders to abandon PM 1.0 and it offers up a more appropriate purpose for PM, alternative paradigms to guide them and practical solutions that are better supported by scientific research, referred to as “Next Generation Performance Management” or PM 2.0 for short.

Download or read book How Philosophers Saved Myths written by Luc Brisson and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2008-11-15 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study explains how the myths of Greece and Rome were transmitted from antiquity to the Renaissance. Luc Brisson argues that philosophy was ironically responsible for saving myth from historical annihilation. Although philosophy was initially critical of myth because it could not be declared true or false and because it was inferior to argumentation, mythology was progressively reincorporated into philosophy through allegorical exegesis. Brisson shows to what degree allegory was employed among philosophers and how it enabled myth to take on a number of different interpretive systems throughout the centuries: moral, physical, psychological, political, and even metaphysical. How Philosophers Saved Myths also describes how, during the first years of the modern era, allegory followed a more religious path, which was to assume a larger role in Neoplatonism. Ultimately, Brisson explains how this embrace of myth was carried forward by Byzantine thinkers and artists throughout the Middle Ages and Renaissance; after the triumph of Chistianity, Brisson argues, myths no longer had to agree with just history and philosophy but the dogmas of the Church as well.

Download or read book Myth and Science An Essay written by Tito Vignoli and published by . This book was released on 2024-07-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Willy Ley written by Jared S. Buss and published by University Press of Florida. This book was released on 2017-08-22 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Beautifully written. Reveals the vicissitudes of an extraordinarily interesting life."--Michael J. Neufeld, author of Von Braun: Dreamer of Space, Engineer of War "Willy Ley has been a mystery among spaceflight historians for many years. His role as science writer, advocate, and popularizer is known to many but understood by few. This book unpacks that story."--Roger D. Launius, associate director of collections and curatorial affairs, National Air and Space Museum "Ley lit the fire of interplanetary enthusiasm in the hearts of generations of young space cadets. Long overdue, this biography establishes the details and the ups and downs of his career."--Tom D. Crouch, author of Lighter Than Air: An Illustrated History of Balloons and Airships "Beyond recovering the fascinating and many contradictory aspects of Ley's extraordinary life, Buss has provided a valuable case study of the complex relationship between science popularization, mass media, and scientific advocacy in the twentieth century."--Asif A. Siddiqi, author of The Red Rockets' Glare: Spaceflight and the Soviet Imagination, 1857-1957 Willy Ley inspired young rocket scientists and would-be astronauts around the world to imagine a future of interplanetary travel long before space shuttles existed. This is the first biography of the science writer and rocketeer who predicted and boosted the rise of the Space Age. Born in Germany, Ley became involved in amateur rocketry until the field was taken over by the Nazis. He fled to America, where he forged a new life as a weapons expert and journalist during World War II and as a rocket researcher after the war. As America's foremost authority on rockets, missiles, and space travel, he authored books and scientific articles, while also regularly writing for science fiction pulp magazines and publishing what he termed romantic zoology--a blend of zoology, cryptozoology, history, and mythology. He even consulted for television's Tom Corbett, Space Cadet and the Disney program Man in Space, thrilling audiences with a romanticized view of what spaceflight would be like. Yet as astronauts took center stage and scientific intellectuals such as Wernher von Braun became influential during the space race, Ley lost his celebrity status. With an old-fashioned style of popular writing and eccentric perspectives influenced by romanticism and science fiction, he was ignored by younger historians. This book returns Willy Ley to his rightful place as the energizer of an era--a time when scientists and science popularizers mixed ranks and shared the spotlight so that our far-fetched, fantastic dreams could turn into the reality of tomorrow.

Download or read book Ancient Mythology of Modern Science written by Gregory Allen Schrempp and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 2012 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examining the nature of myth-making and its surprising appearance in popular science writing.

Download or read book The Secret Doctrine The Synthesis of Science Religion and Philosophy Volume I Cosmogenesis written by Helena Petrovna Blavatsky and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2018-02-24 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first book in the monumental work of Theosophic thought. This book focuses on gaining occult power in the formation of the universe and the cosmos. This group sought to learn the secrets of nature, science and divinity in order to empower themselves to godhood and this book reveals their secrets as to how knowledge to do this can be attained. It does not reveal what the ultimate saving knowledge is that can do this but it gives guidelines on how to start the journey for yourself.

Download or read book On Logic and the Theory of Science written by Jean Cavailles and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2021-04-27 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new translation of the final work of French philosopher Jean Cavaillès. In this short, dense essay, Jean Cavaillès evaluates philosophical efforts to determine the origin—logical or ontological—of scientific thought, arguing that, rather than seeking to found science in original intentional acts, a priori meanings, or foundational logical relations, any adequate theory must involve a history of the concept. Cavaillès insists on a historical epistemology that is conceptual rather than phenomenological, and a logic that is dialectical rather than transcendental. His famous call (cited by Foucault) to abandon "a philosophy of consciousness" for "a philosophy of the concept" was crucial in displacing the focus of philosophical enquiry from aprioristic foundations toward structural historical shifts in the conceptual fabric. This new translation of Cavaillès's final work, written in 1942 during his imprisonment for Resistance activities, presents an opportunity to reencounter an original and lucid thinker. Cavaillès's subtle adjudication between positivistic claims that science has no need of philosophy, and philosophers' obstinate disregard for actual scientific events, speaks to a dilemma that remains pertinent for us today. His affirmation of the authority of scientific thinking combined with his commitment to conceptual creation yields a radical defense of the freedom of thought and the possibility of the new.

Download or read book Speculative Philosophy written by Donald Phillip Verene and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2009-04-16 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this original and illuminating work, the reader is invited to approach philosophy as an activity that can instruct, delight, and move. On this view, philosophy can be seen as a key to human education, a mastery of humane letters, and a part of the repulic of the liberal arts. Embracing this approach to philosophy, Verene argues, involves moving beyond modern philosophy's analytical encounter with experience, one that emphasizes argument and criticism at the expense of the Socratic search for self-knowledge. Relying on insights from Vico and Hegel, Verene introduces a new sense of reason, one that sees the True as the whole and that connects reason to the ancient sense of speculation. Reflection and criticism are given their due, but the reorientation of philosophy toward the speculative grasp of the whole of things allows memory, imagination, and dialectical ingenuity to take on philosophical form. In the end, this work show how speculation, symbolic form, metaphor, poetry, and rhetoric are natural parts of philosophical thinking.