Frogs, Cats and Pyramids: Wild Journeys in Search of Knowledge

by Tony Cleaver

Overview

Imagine a group of people in a mountain retreat seeking to understand why we categorize knowledge into various academic disciplines, each with its own way of looking at reality. Mathematics; the Arts, Language; Humanities; Science; Computer Technology, and Religion, Faith and Ethics -- that is the way we learn to see the world. Each discipline locks us into a way of seeing that separates us from other ways. Imagine a cynic, a professional thief who seeks only to exploit others. Imagine if a specialist academic wanted to tell a story, relate an adventure that in some way resonates with his or her way of seeing things. How would the mixed company enjoy these various ways of seeing the world?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781782794097
Publisher:	Liberalis Books
Publication date:	04/25/2014
Sold by:	SIMON & SCHUSTER
Format:	eBook
Pages:	215
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Tony Cleaver has been a journalist, hippy, teacher, road sweeper, mountain guide, university lecturer and writer. He has lived and worked in five countries on three continents and after almost two decades at the University of Durham, UK, he has now moved to Colombia where he lectures part-time, plays cricket and writes.

Table of Contents

Prologue vi

Chapter 1 Mathematics: Shadows: A Hyper-story 1

Chapter 2 English Literature: The Student's Tale 9

Chapter 3 Foreign Languages: The Colony of Frogs 28

Chapter 4 Geography: Road Transport 51

Chapter 5 History: Environmental Impact 80

Chapter 6 Science: A Hitch in Time 92

Chapter 7 Computer Studies: The Millennium Bug 125

Chapter 8 Economics: Across the Wide Star Paths 137

Chapter 9 Faith & Ethics: The Moonlight Cat 144