The Future of the Body
Explorations into the Further Evolution of Human Nature
$107.16
- Paperback
785 pages
- Release Date
21 April 1993
Summary
In the oral and written histories of every culture, there are countless records of men and women who have displayed extraordinary physical, mental, and spiritual capacities. In modern times, those records have been supplemented by scientific studies of exceptional functioning.Are the limits of human growth fixed?Are extraordinary abilities latent within everyone?Is there evidence that humanity has unrealized capacities for self-transcendence?Are there specific practices through which ordinar…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780874777307 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0874777305 |
| Author: | Michael Murphy, Mich Murphy |
| Publisher: | Tarcher/Putnam,US |
| Imprint: | Tarcher/Putnam,US |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 785 |
| Release Date: | 21 April 1993 |
| Weight: | 1.06kg |
| Dimensions: | 235mm x 159mm x 53mm |
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About The Author
Michael Murphy
In 1961Michael Murphycofounded, with Richard Price, the Esalen Institute, a learning center in California that fosters change in individuals and society, and has hosted thousands of human potential workshops and conferences led by such notables as Joseph Campbell, Aldous Huxley, Joan Borysenko, Allen Ginsberg, and Linus Pauling, to name a few. In 1980, he helped create the Esalen Institute’s Soviet American Exchange program, which, among other things, initiated the first live television space bridges and hosted president of the Russian Federation Boris Yeltsin during his first visit to the United States. Murphy is the author ofThe Future of the Body,Golf in the Kingdom, andAn End to Ordinary History, and the coauthor ofThe Psychic Side of Sports. He lives in San Rafael, California.
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