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The Lost Knowledge of the Imagination
- Narrated by: Leslie James
- Length: 4 hrs and 56 mins
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Summary
Imagination is a core aspect of being human. Our imagination allows us to fully experience ourselves in relation to the world and reality. Imagination plays a key role in creativity and innovation.
Since the 17th century, however, imagination has been sidelined and dismissed as "make believe". Four centuries ago, a new way of knowing the world and ourselves emerged in the west and has gone on to dominate human life: science.
Imagination has been marginalized - depicted as a way of escaping reality, rather than coming to grips with it - and its significance to our humanity has been downplayed. Yet as we move further into the strange new world of the 21st century, the need to regain this lost knowledge seems more necessary that ever before.
This insightful and inspiring book argues that, for the sake of the future of our world, we must redress the balance. Through the work of Owen Barfield, Goethe, Henry Corbin, Kathleen Raine, and others, and ranging from the teachings of ancient mystics to the latest developments in neuroscience, The Lost Knowledge of the Imagination introduces the listener to a philosophy and tradition that restores imagination to its rightful place, and argues that it is not only essential to our knowing reality to the full, but to our very humanity itself.
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- anonymous
- 03-08-18
Narrated by a robot
I’m fascinated by Gary Lachlan’s books and own most of what he’s written. So, when this new offering was made available on audiobook, I purchased without hesitation. Unfortunately, it seems to be narrated by a robot who wasn’t programmed to ever take a breath. The result is an exceedingly un-pleasurable listen. To the publishers of Mr. Lachlan’s books: Please do better! This work deserves better.
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- J Williams
- 19-06-18
Great thesis of thought
More than food for thought. Validity of arguements on why we have imagination and the effect of its current lack of use. The reader sounds a little robotic at first...bear with...the content of the book is worth hanging into there!
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- Gerry Taylor
- 21-10-19
An interesting book ruined by the narration.
Feel this book would have been more enjoyable and engaging had it not been for the dreadful narration which is far too fast and barely above monotone.
Avoid thy is version.
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- Russ261
- 27-01-20
Awful Narration Rendered the Content Inaccessible
I have great respect for the author of this text however the narration turns this otherwise interesting content into a data dump with no time to come up for air like a stream of non stop data.
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- C. Leader
- 18-01-22
Terrible reader
A fascinating book on imagination but so let down by the awful way it is performed. Why was this thought to be Ok. Please do a new version with a reader who reads with sense and understanding - not in a continuous drone. So disappointing.
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- KT-M
- 28-06-21
Hard to get past the narration
Love Gary Lachman's work. such a shame that the narration has meant me returning the book!
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- keza
- 10-04-23
Not what I thought
I was advised to read this book to help me with my imagination.
This is not what I thought it would be.
There is a lot of history and dates behind the book but not helpful to me.
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- Generic Nomenclature
- 02-09-18
Good book but narration problems
There is much to enjoy and think about in this book (if you liked McGilchrist's 'The Master and his Emissary' then you will probably like this) but the narrator machine guns the words at you. I have slowed the speed down but, Terminator like, he just keeps on without pausing for breath or punctuation (Kyle Reese to Sarah Connor: "That [narrator] is out there. It can't be bargained with. It can't be reasoned with. It doesn't feel pity, or remorse, or fear and it absolutely will not stop - ever - until you are dead"). The unstoppable narration makes it harder to absorb the ideas - just be prepared for that. Bon chance mes braves!
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