Duane Elgin’s concept of the living universe in view of the process of neo-Romanticization
The reflective paradigm, which is a collection of ideas concerning the universe, nature, society or human beings, at the same time presents Elgin’s notions on the subject of physics, biology, sociology or psychology (and other sciences I have not mentioned). The concept of a living, dynamic universe...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | Polish |
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Polskie Towarzyrtwo Religioznawcze
2015
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Przegla̜d religioznawczy
Year: 2015, Issue: 4/258, Pages: 177-190 |
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| Summary: | The reflective paradigm, which is a collection of ideas concerning the universe, nature, society or human beings, at the same time presents Elgin’s notions on the subject of physics, biology, sociology or psychology (and other sciences I have not mentioned). The concept of a living, dynamic universe, permeated with consciousness, organizes this holistic paradigm, which is a good example of the process of neo-Romanticization of the world, previously characterized in this article. Eco-enchantment, the advocate of which Elgin remains from the very beginning of his activity, constitutes a foundation and inspiration for this paradigm. In this article I examined only one, organistic spectrum of the neo-Romantic outlook on life,leaving other, less important threads, outside of my field of interest - above all, imagination and temporalism. Finally, I would like to turn my attention to the fact that Elgin’s works and activity, reflecting wider social processes, are a factor of social change, which has achieved its most mature expression in the movement of voluntary simplicity.In the foreword to a new edition of his book Voluntary Simplicity from 2010 (first edition: 1981), Duane Elgin directed our attention to the growing interest over the last thirty years in the idea of a more sustainable, environmentally friendly life, the idea propagated by protagonists of voluntary simplicity. This idea entered from the periphery to the cultural mainstream of contemporary society. |
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| ISSN: | 2658-1531 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Przegla̜d religioznawczy
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