History of Experience - A Study in Experiential Turns Cultural Dynamics From Paleolithic to

In a wide arc from the Paleolithic to the present day, this book explores the changing structure of human experience and its impact on the dynamics of cultures, civilizations and political ideas.

List of contents

Prologue Introduction 1. Exploring Experience 2. The First Tree of Experience 3. The Turn to Imagination 4. A Sense of Order 5. Reflections of the Self 6. The Eye of Reason 7. Exploring History 8. The Life of the Spirit 9. Creative Imagination 10. The Turn to Consciousness 11. The Inner Transcendence 12. No End to History-An Epilogue

About the author

Wolfgang Leidhold is Professor of Political Science in the Faculty of Management, Economics and Social Sciences at the University of Cologne (Germany). His publications cover topics from the Paleolithic to Modernity. The study of experience is the main focus of his research.

Summary

In a wide arc from the Paleolithic to the present day, this book explores the changing structure of human experience and its impact on the dynamics of cultures, civilizations and political ideas.

Product details

• Authors: Wolfgang Leidhold, Wolfgang (University of Cologne Leidhold
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 14.10.2022
• EAN: 9781032291314
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3229131-4
• No. of pages: 330
• Series: Routledge Studies in Cultural History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; History: theory & methods, HISTORY / General, HISTORY / Civilization, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, General & world history, Social and cultural history, General and world history, History: theory and methods