From Sky and Earth to Metaphysics [Paperback]

This is an exceptional volume which expands upon the World Phenomenology Institutes recent research: the study of the beautiful intertwining of the skies and the cosmos with the human pursuits of philosophy, literature and the arts.?The relationship of humans to the cosmos is examined through the exploration of phenomenology, metaphysics and the arts.?The authors of this volume write on a variety of topics which all seek to open the readers eyes to the relationship of humans and our perception of our place in the cosmos.?This volume offers a framework in which to present a rich panorama; a variety of perspectives illustrating how the perception of the interplay between human beings and the celestial realm advances in common experience and worldviews. This attempt to uncover our cosmic position is a great and worthwhile intellectual challenge. Philosophy as well as literature and the arts are nourished by this human quest for knowledge and understanding.INTRODUCTION.- Some Remarks About Ontopoiesis as New Metaphysics; Francesco Totaro.- SECTION I; On Communicative Being in Postmodern Times; Daniela Verducci.- The Logos of Life: Autopoiesis, Ontopoiesis and Meta-Ontopoiesis; Elisa Tona.- Geometrical Representation of Anna-Teresa Tymienieckas Phenomenology of Life; Martha Cecilia Suarez Jimenz.- SECTION II; Celestial Experience of Life; Alira Ashvo-Munoz.- On the Eternal Recurrence as the Ground of Holiness in the Light of Philip Groning's The Great Silence; Victor G. Rivas Lopez.- SECTION III.- Reflecting the Sky Experience in a Japanese Garden; Lena Hopsch.- A Meditation on the Oddness of Christian Religiosity and Conception of Love Through Bergmans Winter Light; Victor G. Rivas Lopez.- The Moon as an Artistic Focus of the Illumination of Consciousness; Bruce Ross.- The Skys the Limit: Art and the Idea of Infinity; Brian Grassom.- From the Infinitesimal to the Infinite: Rolano Brise?o Celestial Tablescapes; Scott A. Sherer.- SECTION IV; Earth and Skies as Conflil³'