THE KNOTTED ROAD
Book Description
Why are religion and science at war? Why does empiricism distrust skepticism, and why has philosophy grown estranged from art? In THE KNOTTED ROAD, James Cummins proposes a radical new epistemology — a way of knowing that seeks to reconcile the great divisions of human thought that have defined and divided us for centuries.
Drawing on his background in philosophy (Concordia University), investigative journalism, classical music composition, and playwriting, Cummins brings a polymath's range to the most fundamental questions: How do we know what we know? And what might we discover if we stopped treating different ways of knowing as enemies? THE KNOTTED ROAD examines the fundamental causes of these long-standing dichotomies and calls for a \"new valuation\" — a synthesis capable of holding humanity's inherent contradictions in productive tension rather than destructive opposition.
Part philosophical treatise, part intellectual manifesto, THE KNOTTED ROAD is a novel contribution to the body of philosophical works — a book for readers who sense that the old debates have exhausted themselves and that a path forward, however knotted, exists.
Recognition
- Shortlisted for the Canadian Authors Association 2009 BookTelevision Emerging Writer Award
Author Bio
JAMES CUMMINS holds a degree in philosophy from Concordia University. His diverse background spans investigative journalism, classical music composition, and playwriting — a polymathic range that informs his philosophical writing. THE KNOTTED ROAD was launched in 2009 to critical attention and was shortlisted for the Canadian Authors Association BookTelevision Emerging Writer Award.
Book Details
| ISBN: | 978-0-9809108-4-1 |
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| Publisher: | 8th House Publishing |
| Genre: | Non-fiction / Philosophy / Epistemology |
| Format: | Paperback / eBook |
| Pages: | 248 |
| Debut: | No |
Also by This Author
THE MIDAS TOUCH (co-authored with Cameron W. Reed, published by 8th House)
