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“Gebser’s noetic analysis, of Teilhardian scope, is only partially equaled by such works as Erich Neumann’s The Origins and History of Consciousness or Gaston Bachelard’s The Philosophy of No. A profound and sagaciously polemic work, remarkably relevant to discussions of holism and postmodern consciousness.” (Library Journal) “Jean Gebser’s magnum opus is at long last available in a fine English rendering ... I expect no less an interest in the English translation, and hope that Gebser’s work will now begin to receive the worldwide recognition it deserves.” (Emergent Paradigm Bulletin) “(The book) impressed me as a very important, indeed in some respects pioneering, piece of work. It treads new paths, opens new vistas, and in so doing it is vastly, solidly, and subtly documented by a wealth of anthropological, mythological, linguistic, artistic, philosophical, and scientific material which is fruitfully brought into play and shown in its multifold and striking interrelationships. The book is brilliantly written and introduces many valuable new terms and distinctions. (It shows) that scholarly precision and faithfulness to given data are fully compatible with a broad, imaginative, a

Who reads Ever-present Origin: The Foundations and Manifestations of the Aperspectival World?

Author

Jean Gebser; authorized translation by Noel Barstad and Algis Mickunas

Publisher

Ohio University Press

Published

1984

Language

EN

ISBN

9780821402191

Category

philosophy

Subjects

History, Fiction, Science

Rating

4.56 / 5 (6 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14