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Author:

Eburne, Jonathan P. (Jonathan Paul), author.

Title:

Outsider theory : intellectual histories of unorthodox ideas / Jonathan P. Eburne.

Publisher:

University of Minnesota Press,

Copyright Date:

2018

Description:

xxiv, 435 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Subject:

Facts (Philosophy)
Common fallacies.
Errors.
Philosophy, Modern--20th century.
Intellectual life--20th century.
Philosophy, Modern--21st century.
Intellectual life--21st century.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 365-419) and index.

Contents:

Preface : Enemies of the truth -- Introduction -- Part I. Alien gods. The alien knowledge of Nag Hammadi -- Gnostic materialism -- Part II. Mythomorphoses. So dark, the con of man -- The chalice, the blade, and the bifurcation point -- Part III. Sovereign institutions. Garveyism and its involutions -- The Sade industry -- Part IV. Products of mind. Cartographorrhea : on psychotic maps -- Communities of suspicion : Immanuel Velikovsky and the laws of science -- Coda : Thought from outer space.

Summary:

"Outsider Theory is a timely book about outlandish ideas, bringing readers on an adventure in intellectual history that stresses the urgency of taking seriously the ideas that might otherwise be regarded as errant, unfashionable, or even unreasonable. It shows how crucial it is to know how and why such ideas have left their impression on modern-day thinking and continue to shape its evolution."--Page 4 of cover.

ISBN:

1517905540
9781517905545
1517905559
9781517905552

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1031047682

LCCN:

2018008937

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

CEAX572 -- Kirkwood Community College Library (Cedar Rapids)