Anamnesis (Masterplots II: Nonfiction Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Eric Voegelin
- First Published: 1966
- Type of Work: Philosophy
- Genres: Nonfiction, Philosophy
- Subjects: History, Language or languages, Nature, Human race, Reality, Symbolism, Reason or reasoning
Form and Content
Anamnesis consists of a series of interrelated essays grouped into three parts: “Anamnesis,” “Experience and History,” and “What Is Political Reality?” The common thread which unifies these three parts and the individual chapters within them is Eric Voegelin’s examinations of human consciousness and his theories to account for its presence and force in history.
The word “anamnesis” is originally Greek and means “remembrance,” or “calling to mind.” It has connotations of more than memory, however, particularly as used in...
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