| INTRODUCTION TO A CONPREHENSIVE COSMOLOGY |
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Note: Parts 1,2,3and 4 are mostly verbal; Part 5 is mostly pictorial. |
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Part1. PREVIEW. a.Commonsense view and why it changes ............p.2.2 b. Changes in the commonsense worldview as a result of increasing knowledge.......................p.3.2 c. Continuous change,has it a purpose (goal, meaning)?..............................................................p 4.2 Part 2. THE COSMIC PROCESS. a. The basic division: Involution and Evolution......p 5.2 b. The process of Involution...................................p.6.2 c. Pre-animal Evolution (abiogenesis)....................p.7.2 d. Animal Evolution...............................................p.8.2 e.Evolution of man and society..............................p.9.2 Part3. THE SEARCH FOR MEANING. page 14.2 a. The Arts and Sciences.......................................p.19.2 b. Philosophy and Religion....................................p.20.2 c. Steps in spiritual growth....................................p.21.2 Part 4. GENERAL IDEAS AND TABLE a. Basic ideas.........................................................p.26.2 b. Comparison of the steps in the period of Evolution................................................................p.27.2 c. The last half of the period of Evolution: Mind and Spirit.......................................................................p.31.2 Part 5. DIAGRAMS AND IMAGES page 39.2 |