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Mystery and Myth in the Philosophy of Eric Voegelin

Politics & Social Sciences

Hughes, Glenn

Philosophy

Univ of Missouri Pr

By the time Eric Voegelin fled Hitler’s regime and made his way to the United States in 1938, he had already written four books criticizing Nazi racism, establishing what would be the focus of his life’s work: to account for the endemic political violence of the twentieth century. One of the most original political philosophers of the period, Voegelin has largely avoided ideological labels or categorizations of his work. Because of this, however, and because no one work or volume of his can do justice to his overall project, his work has been seen as difficult to approach. Drawing from the University of Missouri Press’s thirty-four-volume edition of The Collected Works of Eric Voegelin (1990-2009), Charles Embry and Glenn Hughes have assembled a selection of representative works of Voegelin, satisfying a longstanding need for a single volume that can serve as a general introduction to Voegelin’s philosophy. The collection includes writings that demonstrate the range and creativity of Voegelin’s thought as it developed from 1956 until his death in 1985 in his search for the history of order in human society. The Reader begins with excerpts from Autobiographical Reflections (1973), which include an orienting mixture of biographical information, philosophical motivations, and the scope of Voegelin’s project. It reflects key periods of Voegelin’s philosophical development, pivoting on his flight from the Gestapo. The next section focuses on Voegelin’s understanding of the contemporary need to re-ground political science in a non-positivistic, post-Weberian outlook and method. It begins with Voegelin’s historical survey of science and scientism, followed by his explanation of what political science now requires in his introduction to The New Science of Politics. Also included are two essays that exemplify the practice of this “new science.” Voegelin started his academic career as a political scientist, and these early essays indicate his wide philosophical vision. Voegelin recognized that a fully responsible “new science of politics” would require the development of a philosophy of history. This led to the writing of his magnum opus, the five-volume Order and History (1956–1985). This section of the Reader includes his introductions to volumes 1, 2 and 4 and his most essential accounts of the theoretical requirements and historical scope of a philosophy of history adequate to present-day scholarship and historical discoveries. In the course of his career, Voegelin came to understand that political science, political philosophy, and philosophy of history must have as their theoretical nucleus a sound philosophical anthropology based on an accurate philosophy of human consciousness. The next set of writings consists of one late lecture and four late essays that exemplify how Voegelin recovers the wisdom of classical philosophy and the Western religious tradition while criticizing modern misrepresentations of consciousness. The result is Voegelin’s contemporary accounts of the nature of reason, the challenge of truly rational discussion, and the search for divine origins and the life of the human spirit. During his philosophical journey, Voegelin addressed the historical situatedness of human existence, explicating the historicity of human consciousness in a manner that gave full due to the challenges of acknowledging both human immersion in the story of history and the ability of consciousness to arrive at philosophically valid truths about existence that are transhistorical. The essays in this final section present the culmination of his philosophical meditation on history, consciousness, and reality.

The Eric Voegelin Reader: Politics, History, Consciousness

Embry, Charles R.

University of Missouri

<div> <div>Transcendence and History is an analysis of what philosopher Eric Voegelin described as "the decisive problem of philosophy": the dilemma of the discovery of transcendent meaning and the impact of this discovery on human self-understanding. The world's major religious and wisdom traditions are built upon the recognition of transcendent meaning, and our own cultural and linguistic heritage has long since absorbed the postcosmological division of reality into the two dimensions of "transcendence" and "immanence." But the last three centuries in the West have seen a growing resistance to the idea of transcendent meaning; contemporary and "postmodern" interpretations of the human situation--both popular and intellectual--indicate a widespread eclipse of confidence in the truth of transcendence.</div> <div>In Transcendence and History, Glenn Hughes contributes to the understanding of transcendent meaning and the problems associated with it, assisting in the philosophical recovery of the legitimacy of the notion of transcendence. Depending primarily on the treatments of transcendence found in the writings of twentieth-century philosophers Eric Voegelin and Bernard Lonergan, Hughes explores the historical discovery of transcendent meaning and then examines what it indicates about the structure of history. Hughes's main focus, however, is on clarifying the problem of transcendence in relation to historical existence. Addressing both layreaders and scholars, Hughes applies the insights and analyses of Voegelin and Lonergan to considerable advantage.</div> <div>Transcendence and History will be of particular value to those who have grappled with the notion of transcendence in the study of philosophy, comparative religion, political theory, history, philosophical anthropology, and art or poetry. By examining transcendent meaning as the key factor in the search for ultimate meaning from ancient societies to the present, the book demonstrates how "the decisive problem of philosophy" both illuminates and presents a vital challenge to contemporary intellectual discourse.</div> </div>

Transcendence and History: The Search for Ultimacy from Ancient Societies to Postmodernity (Volume 1) (The Eric Voegelin Institute Series in Political Philosophy)

Glenn Hughes examines the ways in which six literary modernists--Emily Dickinson, Marcel Proust, T. S. Eliot, Ezra Pound, Samuel Beckett, and Bob Dylan--have explored the human relationship to a transcendent mystery of meaning. Hughes argues that visions of transcendence are, perhaps surprisingly, a significant feature in modernist literature, and that these authors' works account for many of the options for interpreting what transcendent reality might be. This work is unique in its extended focus, in a comparative study spanning a century, on the persistence and centrality in modernist literature of the struggle to understand and articulate the dependence of human meaning on the mystery of transcendent meaning. Hughes shows us that each of these authors is a mystic in his or her way, and that none are tempted by the modern inclination to suppose that meaning originates with human beings. Together, they address one of the most difficult and important challenges of modern literature: how to be a mystic in modernity.

From Dickinson to Dylan: Visions of Transcendence in Modernist Literature

Literature & Fiction

History & Criticism

<div>By the time Eric Voegelin fled Hitler's regime and made his way to the United States in 1938, he had already written four books criticizing Nazi racism, establishing what would be the focus of his life's work: to account for the endemic political violence&nbsp;of the twentieth century. One of the most original political philosophers of the period, Voegelin has largely avoided ideological labels or categorizations of his work. Because of this, however, and because no one work or volume of his can do justice to his overall project, his work has been seen as difficult to approach. &nbsp; Drawing from the University of Missouri Press's thirty-four-volume edition of The Collected Works of Eric Voegelin (1990-2009), Charles Embry and Glenn Hughes have assembled a selection of representative works of Voegelin, satisfying a longstanding need for a single volume that can serve as a general introduction to Voegelin's philosophy. The collection includes writings that demonstrate the range and creativity of Voegelin's thought as it developed from 1956 until his death in 1985 in his search for the history of order in human society. &nbsp; The Reader begins with excerpts from Autobiographical Reflections (1973), which include an orienting mixture of biographical information, philosophical motivations, and the scope of Voegelin's project. It reflects key periods of Voegelin's philosophical development, pivoting on his flight from the Gestapo. &nbsp; The next section focuses on Voegelin's understanding of the contemporary need to re-ground political science in a non-positivistic, post-Weberian outlook and method. It begins with Voegelin's historical survey of science and scientism, followed by his explanation of what political science now requires in his introduction to The New Science of Politics. Also included are two essays that exemplify the practice of this "new science." Voegelin started his academic career as a political scientist, and these early essays indicate his wide philosophical vision. &nbsp; Voegelin recognized that a fully responsible "new science of politics" would require the development of a philosophy of history. This led to the writing of his magnum opus, the five-volume Order and History (1956-1985). This section of the Reader includes his introductions to volumes 1, 2 and 4 and his most essential accounts of the theoretical requirements and historical scope of a philosophy of history adequate to present-day scholarship and historical discoveries. &nbsp; In the course of his career, Voegelin came to understand that political science, political philosophy, and philosophy of history must have as their theoretical nucleus a sound philosophical anthropology based on an accurate philosophy of human consciousness. The next set of writings consists of one late lecture and four late essays that exemplify how Voegelin recovers the wisdom of classical philosophy and the Western religious tradition while criticizing modern misrepresentations of consciousness. The result is Voegelin's contemporary accounts of the nature of reason, the challenge of truly rational discussion, and the search for divine origins and the life of the human spirit. &nbsp; During his philosophical journey, Voegelin addressed the historical situatedness of human existence, explicating the historicity of human consciousness in a manner that gave full due to the challenges of acknowledging both human immersion in the story of history and the ability of consciousness to arrive at philosophically valid truths about existence that are transhistorical. The essays in this final section present the culmination of his philosophical meditation on history, consciousness, and reality. &nbsp; &nbsp;</div>

Embry, Dr. Charles R.

Transcendence and History: The Search for Ultimacy from Ancient Societies to Postmodernity (ERIC VOEGELIN INST SERIES)

Looking to increase clarity, creativity, and conversation? Photo Jolts! shows you how to leverage the power of photographs to improve yourself, your team, or your organization. Master trainer Thiagi and SMART as Hell.com founder Glenn Hughes share 51 activities (with over 300 variations) that are tested and proven to help participants think, talk, and take action. Written for trainers, teachers, coaches, managers, HR professionals designers and artists, Photo Jolts! provides step-by-step recipes for effective activities in the areas of problem-solving, team building, communication, emotional intelligence, design, creativity, sales/marketing, and global culture. Each of the 51 ready-to-play Photo Jolts! activities includes: - A short overview - Recommended topics for the activity. - Recommended number of participants and timing. - Advice for running each activity in a virtual setting. - A step-by-step script for the activity. - Recommended variations. - A sample of the activity. Photo Jolts! also includes: - A template for creating your own activities. - Advice for running each activity in a virtual setting. - A resource guide for buying or choosing your photographs. - Links to videos and downloadable worksheets. If you want to improve your thinking while having fun, get Photo Jolts!

Photo Jolts!: Image-based Activities that Increase Clarity, Creativity, and Conversation

Business & Money

Thiagarajan, Sivasailam

Management & Leadership

"A Graphic Guide to Writing SMART as Hell Goals" follows Mickey, a new employee, on his journey from SMART to SMART as Hell. In this fast paced comic book, you’ll watch Mickey rebounds from a failed meeting with his boss Amy, by getting clarity around his goals and actions. Written for any one who writes or receives goals, Mickey’s story will benefit employees, leaders, managers, trainers, teachers, coaches, and HR professionals. A Graphic Guide to Writing SMART as Hell Goals is packed with tools, tips, and techniques for driving action, alignment, and achievement. On this journey, you’ll learn to: - Assess the effectiveness of a goal using the SMARTometer Lite - Measure of quality of data using the Data Confidence Rubric - Identify whether a goal is Aggressively S.E.T. - Predict the intended and unintended consequences of a goal or action using the Ripple Map - Brainstorm the ingredients of a goal using the SMARTsheet - Create a SMART as Hell goal, using the SMARTstoryboard

A Graphic Guide to Writing SMART as Hell Goals!

Thiagarajan, Sivasailam Thiagi

Fish, Fowl, and Limericks: With an Added Lyrical Bouquet

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

Humor & Entertainment

Humor

Kessinger Publishing, LLC

Souls, and Other Poems

Nabu Press

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Mystery and Myth in the Philosophy of Eric Voegelin

The Eric Voegelin Reader: Politics, History, Consciousness

Transcendence and History: The Search for Ultimacy from Ancient Societies to Postmodernity (Volume 1) (The Eric Voegelin Institute Series in Political Philosophy)

From Dickinson to Dylan: Visions of Transcendence in Modernist Literature

The Eric Voegelin Reader: Politics, History, Consciousness

Transcendence and History: The Search for Ultimacy from Ancient Societies to Postmodernity (ERIC VOEGELIN INST SERIES)

Photo Jolts!: Image-based Activities that Increase Clarity, Creativity, and Conversation

A Graphic Guide to Writing SMART as Hell Goals!

Fish, Fowl, and Limericks: With an Added Lyrical Bouquet

Souls, and Other Poems