Stages of Thought
Subtitle: The Co-Evolution of Religious Thought and Science
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: April 28, 2000
Language: eng
Number of pages: 346
ISBN-13: 9780195133899
Description: "In Stages of Thought, Michael Barnes examines a pattern of cognitive development that has evolved over thousands of years - a pattern manifest in both science and religion. He describes how the major world cultures built upon our natural human language skills to add literacy, logic, and, now, a highly critical self-awareness. In tracing the histories of both scientific and religious thought, Barnes shows why we think the way that we do today.".

"This book offers a thorough and persuasive argument in favor of the development of modes of thought across cultures. It will serve as an invaluable resource for historians of religion, philosophers and historians of science, and anyone interested in the relationship between religion and science."--BOOK JACKET.