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1	Consilience: The Unity of Knowledge more books like this by Edward Osborne Wilson add to wishlist Harvard scientist Edward O. Wilson argues that the entire world is orderly and can be explained by a number of natural laws. Wilson maintains that the ideas and goals of the Enlightenment have not been discredited and, in fact, are surging back to life. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.70! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Science, Order and Creativity more books like this by David Bohm, F. David Peat add to wishlist In this thought-provoking new book, David Bohm, one of today's most foremost scientific thinkers, and David Peat, well-known science writer, contend that science has lost its bearings over the last century and become a narrow, abstracted and fragmented way of approaching nature and reality. The authors propose a return to greater creativity and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.37! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Entropy and Art more books like this by Rudolf Arnheim add to wishlist This essay is an attempt to reconcile the disturbing contradiction between the striving for order in nature and in man and the principle of entropy implicit in the second law of thermodynamics; between the tendency toward greater organization and the general trend of the material universe toward death and disorder. see all copies from $3.89! new only from $13.49! \| first editions
4	The Gothic Cathedral: Origins of Gothic Architecture and the Medieval Concept of Order more books like this by Otto Georg Von Simson add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions
5	The Order of Things more books like this by James V Schall, PH.D. add to wishlist James Schall, the well known author and professor at Georgetown University, inquires about the differing orders found in the cosmos, the human mind, the city, the human corpus and seeks to reflect on the unity of these orders. In a world in which the presence of mind and order are denied, presumably in the name of science, in favor of chance ... see all copies from $13.01! new only from $13.01! \| SVS
6	The Rusted Hauberk: Feudal Ideals of Order and Their Decline more books like this by Liam O Purdon (Editor), Cindy L Vitto (Editor) add to wishlist The rusted hauberk, a chain mail tunic, metaphorically shapes and unifies this investigation of feudalism and medieval culture. Ideas of a fixed historical construct are challenged, the authors emphasise instead that all constructs should be elastic, to allow historical perspectives to expand. see all copies from $2.28! new only from $4.98! \| first editions
7	The one and the many; studies in the philosophy of order and ultimacy. more books like this by Rousas John Rushdoony add to wishlist see all copies from $11.00! first editions \| SVS
8	The Essential David Bohm more books like this by David Bohm, Lee Nichol (Editor) add to wishlist There are few scientists of the twentieth century whose life's work has created more excitement and controversy than that of physicist David Bohm (1917-1992). Exploring the philosophical implication of both physics and consciousness, Bohm's penchant for questioning scientific and social orthodoxy was the expression of a rare and maverick ... see all copies from $12.60! new only from $22.32! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Nature's Perspectives: Prospects for Ordinal Metaphysics more books like this by Armen Marsoobian add to wishlist see all copies from $2.25! new only from $3.83! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
10	Mefisto more books like this by John Banville add to wishlist The central character, Gabriel Swan, must choose between life and work, and decide how high the price should be for the artist who also wishes to live. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.16! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11	Order in the Twilight: Continental Thought Series, V24 more books like this by Bernhard Waldenfels, David J Parent (Translator) add to wishlist see all copies from $4.09! new only from $6.98!
12	Science, Order and Creativity Second Edition more books like this by David Bohm, F David Peat add to wishlist In "Science, Order and Creativity", David Bohm and F. David Peat argue that science has lost its way in recent years and needs to go beyond a narrow and fragmented view of nature and embrace a wider holistic view that restores the importance of creativity and communication for all humanity - not just scientists. The result of a close collaboration ... see all copies from $13.00! new only from $27.31! \| SVS
13	Power and Order: Henry Adams and the Naturalist Tradition in American Fiction more books like this by Harold I Kaplan add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.95! \| first editions
14	Order from Confusion Sprung: Studies in Eighteenth-Century Literature from Swift to Cowper more books like this by Claude Julien Rawson add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $18.00! \| first editions \| SVS
15	Connoisseurs of Chaos: Ideas of Order in Modern American Poetry more books like this by Professor Denis Donoghue add to wishlist see all copies from $2.80! new only from $18.00! \| first editions \| SVS
16	Wallace Stevens: Rage for Order more books like this by Lee M Jenkins add to wishlist This revisionary study of Wallace Stevens queries the dominant interpretations of the poet's career. see all copies from $34.90! new only from $34.90! \| SVS
17	Joyce Cary and the Dimensions of Order more books like this by Professor Michael J C Echeruo add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
18	Nature and Spirit: An Essay in Ecstatic Naturalism more books like this by Robert S Corrington add to wishlist Nature and Spirit: An Essay in Ecstatic Naturalism develops an enlarged conception of nature that in turn calls for a transformed naturalism. Unline more descriptive naturalisms, such as those by Dewey, Santayana, and Buchler, ecstatic naturalism works out of the fundamental ontological difference between nature naturing(natura naturans) and ... see all copies from $11.98! new only from $74.85!
19 view cover	Order and Disorder more books like this by David Z Rich add to wishlist Showing the limitations of chaos, catastrophe and complexity theories, this study applies the crisis theory approach to biological and social evolution and to the problems of our era. It emphasizes the paradox of industrialization and its consequences for wealthy and poor nations alike. see all copies from $3.54! new only from $14.00! \| first editions
20 view cover	Crystal and Dragon: The Cosmic Dance of Symmetry and Chaos in Nature, Art and Consciousness more books like this by David Wade add to wishlist Exploring the interplay of light and darkness, order and chaos, David Wade shows how perceptions about the nature of the universe are reflected in the art of a given period. He details the form and fluidity of prehistoric art, the crystalline order of Islamic patterns, and the subtle vitality of Chinese landscapes and calligraphy. see all copies from $6.76! new only from $13.51!
21	Cinema Drama Schema: Eastern Metaphysic in Western Art more books like this by Hector Currie add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
22	Norm and order; an investigation into logic, semantics, and the theory of law and morals. more books like this by Jovan Brki add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
23	Transition to an Ordinal Metaphysics more books like this by Stephen D. Ross add to wishlist see all copies from $4.01! new only from $10.00! \| first editions
24	A World of Order and Light: The Fiction of John Gardner more books like this by Gregory L Morris add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $12.50! \| first editions
25 view cover	Ideas of Order in the Novels of Thomas Pynchon more books like this by Molly Hite add to wishlist see all copies from $40.00! new only from $55.91! \| first editions

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