a concise history of human thought Fernández-Armesto, Felipe. creator sound recording-nonmusical speech Audiobooks. mdu Prince Frederick, MD] Barnes&Noble Books p2005 2004 2005 edition. monographic eng 88 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 22 cm. The notion that man's capacity to produce ideas in itself brings about sweeping changes in the world. This ability, seen most profoundly in individual, startling moments of genius-- or equally startling moments of chance-- is what separates humans from the animals and allows humans to re-imagine the world in ever more complex designs. From the earliest ideas, including cannibalism and the idea of farming, to theories of relativity and chaos, ideas reshape the world in surprising and wholly unexpected ways. Professor Fernandez-Armesto examines areas of thought in science, agriculture, religion, art, and politics, and those moments in time when man's fertile intellect produced sparks that set off blazes of change that would alter the course of history. Lecture 1. The idea of ideas -- Lecture 2. The mind of the hunter -- Lecture 3. Of ice and mud -- Lecture 4. From settlement to civilization -- Lecture 5. Thus spake Zarathustra -- Lecture 6. The age of sages -- Lecture 7. The age of sages, religion -- Lecture 8. Ideas about religion -- Lecture 9. The Renaissance and the scientific revolution -- Lecture 10. The enlightenment -- Lecture 11. The nineteenth century -- Lecture 12. A century of horrors -- Lecture 13. The restoration of chaos -- Lecture 14. The age of uncertainty. by Felipe Fernández-Armesto. Lectures delivered by Professor Felipe Fernandez-Armesto, Oxford University. Course guide includes bibliographical references. Issued also on CD. Philosophy of mind Thought and thinking Representation (Philosophy) Creative thinking CB 69 .F47 2004 1402582048 9781402582059 9781402582066 1402582064 2006577494 U1045 Recorded Books. NOG 060515 20200221102037.0 14377384