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İngiliz yazar, filozof ve romancı Colin Henry Wilson, edebiyat ve felsefe dünyasında silinmez bir iz bıraktı. 26 Haziran 1931'de Leicester'da doğan Wilson'ın üretken kariyeri, gerçek suç, mistisizm, paranormal ve daha fazlası gibi çeşitli konulara yayıldı ve yüzün üzerinde kitaptan oluşan dikkate değer bir koleksiyonla sonuçlandı.

Wilson, felsefesini "yeni varoluşçuluk" veya "fenomenolojik varoluşçuluk" olarak tanımladı ve hayatı boyunca yaptığı çalışmalar boyunca yeni ve iyimser bir varoluşsal perspektif oluşturmaya olan bağlılığını yansıtıyordu. Kendisini öncelikle bu yenilikçi varoluşçuluğu şekillendirme amacı taşıyan bir filozof olarak gördüğünden, felsefi çabaları kimliğinin merkezinde yer alıyordu.

Arthur ve Annetta Wilson'ın ilk çocuğu olarak Leicester'da büyüyen sanatçı, on bir yaşındayken Gateway Ortaokulu Teknik Okulu'nda geçirdiği süre boyunca bilime erken bir ilgi duymaya başladı. On dört yaşına geldiğinde bilim üzerine "Genel Bilim El Kitabı" başlıklı kapsamlı bir çalışma derlemişti. Ancak on altı yaşında okulu bıraktığında tutkusu edebiyata yöneldi ve George Bernard Shaw'un etkili yazıları, özellikle de "İnsan ve Süpermen"in alevlenmesiyle alevlendi.

Colin Henry Wilson'ın hayatı ve katkıları, ilk bilimsel meraktan edebiyat ve felsefeye dair derin bir araştırmaya uzanan bir yolculuğu özetlemektedir. Bir yazar, filozof ve bilinmeyenin kaşifi olarak mirası, gerçek suç, mistisizm ve paranormal olaylarla ilgilenenleri etkilemeye devam ediyor.

From Atlantis to the Sphinx kitap pdf oku ve indir Colin Wilson

I read this book twice, once when it first came out and again awhile back. The first time I read it I was familiar with some of the source material Wilson draws on. These parts of the book, at that time, were obviously not as engaging for me, nor, I suspect, will they be for others very familiar with the material. However, upon rereading it a couple years later I was again reminded of Wilson's masterful ability to draw together disparate sources of information to form a cohesive pattern. Of course, this involves speculation, but this type of inquiry always requires speculation, and Wilson manages to build a more cautious and convincing argument than many of his contemporaries. (That said, the reader must still be willing to be open-minded and entertain ideas that might not sit well, at least at first. If you have firmly made up your mind that, for example, there are no real mysteries surrounding the pyramids of Egypt or the sphinx and are unwilling to consider other opinions on the subject, then you probably won't be moved by much of this book.)
When drawing information from a variety of sources, it is likely that some of that information will later prove either incorrect or outdated. It is a testament to the cohesiveness of Wilson's argument that it does not rest on a single piece of evidence but is rather buttressed by a range of facts that each contribute to its strength. From reading some of the reviews below, I gather that often some of these "facts" don't sit well with all readers. This is reasonable (don't believe everything you read!); however, Wilson's style of thinking and researching make one less likely to discount his entire argument based on disagreement with parts of it. Furthermore, he is very adept at drawing his argument out over an entire book, reminding the reader along the way what the central themes are, before plunging back into the detailed information that forms the supports of his argument. What this results in is a stimulating, idea-filled journey that criss-crosses through numerous disciplines and over vast spans of time.
"From Atlantis to the Sphinx" in many ways forms a natural extension of Wilson's philosophy as expounded in his previous books. In this particular case, Wilson's ultimate aim - to demonstrate that ancient man had a different mode of thinking/perception/relationship to the natural world and the universe - is ultimately convincing for me because traces of this different mode still exist within us. If, by the time you're done with the book, you yourself aren't entirely convinced of this, I think you will still have found the journey worth the effort.