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MP3 Audio Summaries of Evolution and Consciousness

May 23, 2012

Two essays by Leslie Dewart summarizing Evolution and Consciousness read aloud in MP3 format.

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Coming soon: Conspectus and Synopsis of E&C on MP3!

May 18, 2012

Audio recordings of the summaries of E&C are on the way.

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  • Synopsis of "E&C" A synopsis of the book, Evolution and Consciousness: The Role of Speech in the Origin and Development of Human Nature (University of Toronto Press, 1989), written by the author, Leslie Dewart, in 1991.
  • Conspectus of "E&C" A conspectus written by Leslie Dewart circa 1990 which summarizes his book, Evolution and Consciousness, from the point of view of the treatment of religion.
  • Audio Summaries of "E&C" The Synopsis and the Conspectus, read aloud, in MP3 format.
  • Full text of "E&C"

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"Consciousness is, thus, like a musical talent that weaves harmonies by skilfully playing, with the fingers of speech, an instrument that by itself is mute: reality as it is in itself."

Leslie Dewart, E&C, p. 154

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