Archive

Archive functions as a reference space, bringing together books, sources, and cultural materials related to the themes explored throughout Oraclepedia. It highlights the works, studies, and traditions that inform the project’s content, supporting transparency, continuity, and deeper exploration for readers who wish to follow the origins of ideas and narratives.

Archive / Books & Scholarly Works

Three Rival Versions of Moral Enquiry – Alasdair MacIntyre – 1990, University of Notre Dame Press

Alasdair MacIntyre’s work examines the historical development of moral reasoning, identifying three key traditions – Aristotelian, Augustinian, and Enlightenment – and analyzing their strengths and weaknesses.
It explores the fragmentation of contemporary moral discourse and the challenges of establishing objective ethical foundations.
The book is a significant contribution to ethical theory and intellectual history.

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Archive / Books & Scholarly Works

This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate – Naomi Klein – 2014, Simon & Schuster

Naomi Klein argues that capitalism is fundamentally incompatible with addressing climate change, exploring the systemic obstacles and ideological forces preventing effective action.
The book highlights the disproportionate impact of climate change on vulnerable populations and the rise of “disaster capitalism”.
It encourages readers to reconsider the prevailing economic system and its relationship to environmental sustainability.

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Archive / Books & Scholarly Works

Thinking, Fast and Slow – Daniel Kahneman – 2011, Farrar, Straus and Giroux

An exploration of the dual systems that drive human thought and the cognitive biases that influence decision-making.

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Archive / Historical Sources

The Yellow Emperor’s Classic of Medicine – Ilza Veith – 1995

This classic text forms the foundation of traditional Chinese medicine, weaving together medical practices with cosmology and philosophy. It emphasizes the vital energy (qi) and its harmonious flow within the body and the universe.

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Time and the Calendars – Cesare Emiliani – 1998

This comprehensive work meticulously examines the history of calendars across various cultures, detailing their astronomical and mathematical foundations. It offers a scholarly perspective on the evolution of timekeeping and its cultural significance.

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Archive / Historical Sources

The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali – Patanjali – Various editions available; translation by Edwin Bryant (2009)

The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali presents a systematic guide to achieving a state of mental stillness and liberation through an eight-limbed path. It explores the nature of consciousness and offers a framework for understanding and managing the mind.

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Time and Calendars in the Kushan Empire – David Cartwright – 2019

This work examines the complex calendrical systems used within the Kushan Empire, reconstructing them from coins, inscriptions, and texts. It explores the cultural and political forces that shaped these systems, revealing a fascinating intersection of traditions.

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The World of the Presocratics by Peter Gorman – Peter Gorman – 1990

This book explores the philosophies of the Presocratic thinkers, emphasizing the connection between their ideas, altered states of consciousness, and the dawn of Western thought.
It provides a unique perspective on these early philosophers by connecting them to shamanic traditions and mystical experiences.

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Time’s Arrow: Scientific and Philosophical Perspectives on Time – Huw Price – 1996, Oxford University Press

Huw Price’s Time’s Arrow offers a comprehensive and critical analysis of the asymmetry of time, exploring the intersection of physics, philosophy, and information theory. The book challenges conventional explanations and provides a nuanced understanding of this enduring scientific and philosophical puzzle.

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Archive / Cultural References

Thus Spoke Zarathustra – Friedrich Nietzsche – 1883-1885, various editors

Nietzsche’s Thus Spoke Zarathustra is a philosophical prose poem that challenges traditional morality and explores concepts like the Übermensch, the will to power, and the eternal recurrence.
It examines a rejection of conventional values and a call for self-overcoming.
It is a foundational text for existentialist thought.

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