Philosophy of dreams
By: Christoph Türcke ; translated by Susan H. Gillespie
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2013
Place of publication: New Haven
Language: eng
Number of pages: 273
ISBN-13: 9780300188400
Subjects: Dreams; Philosophy; Psychological aspects; Dream interpretation
Work titles: Philosophie des Traums
Description: In this reconstruction of human consciousness from the Stone Age through modern technology, Türcke argues that both civilization and mental processes are the results of a compulsion to repeat early traumas, one to which hallucination, imagination, mind, spirit, and God all developed in response. He further argues that the new global forces of distraction produce a specific kind of stress that breaks down the barriers between dreams and waking consciousness.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-269) and index.