La mente evolutiva. Conversazioni su scienza, immaginazione e spirito

Quando e come si è sviluppato il linguaggio? È un limite alle nostre percezioni o uno strumento affilato che ci siamo procurati nella comprensione del mondo? Oppure, ancora, si tratta di un’entità che ha deciso di entrare in una simbiosi costruttiva con l’uomo per sviluppare una sua personale evoluz Leggi tutto

This is well worth a read. Some moments of genius, some moments of psychedelic pseudoscience. Towards the end I struggled to maintain interest as the tone tended a little much towards religion for my liking. McKenna was though, without doubt, a truly amazing mind.

Quite a much needed book although I don`t believe everything they suggest in the book. They don´t either. They challenged and question each others constructs and perception. I don´t think that the authors are hoping to convert others in a dogmatic way. Its more exploring the need for humanity to ope Leggi tutto

I tried. I tried because I recommended this for book club. I tried because based on the title, it's a topic in which I'm interested. I tried to finish, but just couldn't bring myself to read it. The language is, despite the title, not very conversational or at least not lay-man conversational. And w Leggi tutto

Do not read this-- unless...

Decent read Worth reading for some of Terrence McKenna's quotes, but most of the good material is contained in the first half of the book. I get the feeling that the other two actors are trying to probe his understanding which is truly transcendental, but he just clams up and obfuscates. I suppose we Leggi tutto

Three of the bests in one room writing a book,Rupert Sheldrake,one of the best imaginative biologists. Ralph Abraham,a chaos mathematician and an amazing man with such great talent, that can take you out of your comfort zone in a very cognitive way, which you will enjoy Enormously. And at the end teren Leggi tutto