The Event in Science, History, Philosophy and Art
Author | : Yeshayahu Ben-Aharon |
Publisher | : Scott Hicks |
Total Pages | : 172 |
Release | : 2011-10 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781602648814 |
ISBN-13 | : 1602648816 |
Rating | : 4/5 (14 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: In this book, Dr. Ben-Aharon demonstrates how the transformation of human consciousness in modern times is expressed in the fields of Science, History, Philosophy, and Art. He shows how creative concepts have been discovered and applied in physics, biology, genetics, and artificial intelligence. In the Philosophy chapter, Ben-Aharon traces the thought of Deleuze and Guattari, Foucault, Derrida, Badiou and Levinas and shows that this radical thinking is no longer abstract, theoretical reasoning or mere speculation. Rather, it is an exercise in generating real cognitive and moral substance, taking the human beyond the traditional boundaries of body, subjectivity, and identity. The chapter on Art demonstrates how contemporary artistic work joins together with science and thinking to create a new stream of real becoming and evolution. The historical decision of our time is then: Are we going to apply this new creativity in social life or will we reverse it into its destructive opposite?