FROM BIOGENETIC STRUCTURALISM TO MATURE CONTEMPLATION TO PROPHETIC CONSCIOUSNESS |
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| Authors: | James B Ashbrook |
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| Institution: | James B. Ashbrook is Professor of Religion and Personality, Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary, 2121 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60201, and an advisory member of the graduate faculty, Northwestern University. |
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| Abstract: | Abstract. The publication of Brain, Symbol 3 Experience by Charles D. Laughlin, Jr., John McManus, and Eugene G. d'Aquili marks a significant advance in their biogenetic structural theory. They set forth a neurophenomenology of human consciousness and mature contemplation. A question is raised about their espousal of pristine perception, while their emphasis on polyphasic awareness is appreciated. In their contribution to interdisciplinary dialogue, limitations of gender, neglect of the religious traditions of the West, and linguistic issues are explored. While the style is difficult, the volume promises to become a classic in affirming "the human brain as the main locus of causality." |
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| Keywords: | biogenetic structuralism consciousness contemplation linguistics neurophenomenology symbolic process |
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