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All Things Are Full of Gods

The Mysteries of Mind and Life

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All Things Are Full of Gods

By: David Bentley Hart
Narrated by: Rachael Beresford
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In a blossoming garden located far outside all worlds, a group of aging Greek gods have gathered to discuss the nature of existence, the mystery of mind, and whether there is a transcendent God from whom all things come. Turning to Eros, Psyche asks, "Do you see this flower, my love?"

So begins David Bentley Hart's exploration of the mystery of consciousness. He systematically subjects the mechanical view of nature that has prevailed in Western culture for four centuries to dialectical interrogation. He argues through the gods' exchanges that the foundation of all reality is spiritual or mental rather than material. The structures of mind, organic life, and even language attest to an infinite act of intelligence in all things that we may as well call God.

Engaging contemporary debates on the philosophy of mind, free will, revolutions in physics and biology, the history of science, computational models of mind, artificial intelligence, information theory, linguistics, cultural disenchantment, and the metaphysics of nature, Hart calls listeners back to an enchanted world in which nature is the residence of mysterious and vital intelligences. He suggests that there is a very special wisdom to be gained when we, in Psyche's words, "devote more time to the contemplation of living things and less to the fabrication of machines."

©2024 David Bentley Hart (P)2024 Tantor
Consciousness & Thought Theology Metaphysical Mystery
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Wow

What a trip. Greek gods having a high level philosophical conversation about what matters most is a tour de force. Loved it.

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It's all in the mind

Beautiful narration of an argument for metaphysical idealism in the form of a platonic dialogue. There is a minor editorial oversight in the second chapter of Day 1, where the narrator announces the end the book. The interruption is trivial, and no content is lost. What is the book about? "We're talking about Infinite Mind as the ground and end of all things, and about individual minds and bodies as finite contractions or irisations or crystallizations or radiations of that more original reality." (I had to look up irisations.) And more.

This is classic Hart - putting a torch to the dogma of mechanistic materialism while, maybe more than ever before, revealing who he believes God to be. As a Christian who learns from other traditions, I found his upanishadic reasonings a veritable feast. This book pairs well with his The Experience of God, That All Shall be Saved, and, most likely, his future work on monistic Christology (see his Stanton lectures online). Hart is giving us an astounding vision of reality. All Things Are Full of Gods is the philosophical work of a lifetime.

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Haven’t finished but bringing attention to the glitch

At 0:01:50 into the second chapter there is a glitch where it says “this concludes this book” but the. It continues where it left off after 30 seconds da or so

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