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The Metaphysical Compass: Finding Your Way In A Complex World Full Of Conflicting Worldviews
Hardcover
PhilosophyComparative ReligionSelf-Help
ISBN13: 9781738519644
Publisher: Metaphysical Compass Project
Published: Mar 20 2025
Pages: 636
Weight: 2.89
Height: 1.88 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
An in-depth analysis of the different worldviews available to us in today's world, their underlying metaphysics, and the symbolism they use to convey their doctrines.
The Metaphysical Compass is an exercise in both analysis and synthesis, delving deeply into complex religious and philosophical issues while providing summarized access to vast amounts of information that is difficult for non-specialists to find.
It is based on the incontrovertible premise that, especially after the globalization of knowledge, we find ourselves in a highly complex world in which different incompatible worldviews uneasily coexist. To guide us in our search, the book focuses on the metaphysical answers underlying the different worldviews available to us, whether religious, mystical, esoteric, philosophical, or scientific. It also stresses the importance of symbolism in transmitting these doctrines, and its undeniable and growing prevalence in today's mass media and popular culture.
The Metaphysical Compass was designed as an enjoyable synthesis capable of conveying a large amount of information in a visual and summarized, but not dumbed-down, way. Furthermore, the book contains plenty of hyperlinks (digital editions) and notes through which those interested can expand their knowledge on specific topics.
It is an ideal book for those with little time to investigate and confront the great questions of life. Also for those interested in discovering all the possible solutions to the oldest philosophical question of all, which lies at the core of each and every worldview: the conflict between the One and the Many.
The Metaphysical Compass includes: *
- A massive repository of knowledge (both ancient and modern), highly structured and profusely illustrated, designed to clear up all your metaphysical doubts and guide you in navigating the complexities of the modern world and its myriad worldviews.
- A comparative table with the 41 main current worldviews, in which their particularities are described, their main symbols discussed, and their central metaphysical beliefs defined, compared, and categorized.
- 15 summary diagrams that explain the complete argument of the book in a clear and pleasant visual way.
- Graphics highlighting the prevalence of certain recurrent metaphysical doctrines in modern popular culture.
* Physical editions include links to digital files. Images in the hardcover edition are in full color.
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