The Ever-Present Origin

The Ever-Present Origin

1949 • 647 pages

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One of the best book ill proabably read during my lifetime.
The closest we will ever get to the key of our times.
Although, sadly, I cannot see society becoming this integral structure Gebser saw in the 20th century. His dreams in my opinion got erased by the mental concourses striking back witch twice as much force as any artist and philosopher ever could...
This book is sort of a response to Spengler's Decline of the West, amazing morphology of history and mentality of previous civilizations.
A marvellous, masterpiece created by a master and a visionary. One of the last one of this scope, detail and understanding (if not the last one), that this world will ever see...

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