The Metaphysics of Modern Existence
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The Metaphysics of Modern Existence

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The Metaphysics of Modern Existence

About this book

From the most widely read Native American intellectual comes a book that searches for the structure and meaning of reality. Synthesizing ideas from some of the most eminent philosophers of modern times- ideas that have hitherto been given only a perfunctory examination- Vine Deloria Jr. juxtaposes Native American thinking with Western thought.
One of Deloria's most controversial books, The Metaphysics of Modern Existence emphasizes that Native Americans have consistently perceived their realities experientially, confronting the reality of the experience, whereas Westerners often hold academic learning and theories above experience. This difference in perception and thought has had and continues to have very real environmental and political ramifications, not to mention personal and social consequences. Deloria's Metaphysics adroitly answers the often unasked question: what does an Indian think about the modern world.

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Table of contents

  1. Foreword
  2. Introduction
  3. A Planet in Transition
  4. Transforming Reality
  5. A Divided Vision
  6. Space-Time
  7. The Process of Life
  8. The Structure of Life
  9. Transforming Instincts
  10. The Human Mind
  11. The Quickening Pace
  12. Our Social Groupings
  13. Our Transforming Institutions
  14. Expanding the Legal Universe
  15. The Charismatic Model
  16. Tribal Religious Realities
  17. The Traumatic Planetary Past
  18. Theologians and Scientists
  19. The Future of Theology
  20. The Transformation of Science
  21. The Metaphysics of Modern Existence
  22. Afterword
  23. The Emerging Dissident Literature
  24. Notes
  25. Bibliography
  26. About the Author