How Long to Read The Patterning Instinct

How Long Does it Take to Read The Patterning Instinct?

It takes the average reader 9 hours and 49 minutes to read The Patterning Instinct by Jeremy Lent

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Winner of the 2017 Nautilus Silver Award! This fresh perspective on crucial questions of history identifies the root metaphors that cultures have used to construct meaning in their world. It offers a glimpse into the minds of a vast range of different peoples: early hunter-gatherers and farmers, ancient Egyptians, traditional Chinese sages, the founders of Christianity, trail-blazers of the Scientific Revolution, and those who constructed our modern consumer society.Taking the reader on an archaeological exploration of the mind, the author, an entrepreneur and sustainability leader, uses recent findings in cognitive science and systems theory to reveal the hidden layers of values that form today's cultural norms. Uprooting the tired cliches of the science-religion debate, he shows how medieval Christian rationalism acted as an incubator for scientific thought, which in turn shaped our modern vision of the conquest of nature. The author probes our current crisis of unsustainability and argues that it is not an inevitable result of human nature, but is culturally driven: a product of particular mental patterns that could conceivably be reshaped. By shining a light on our possible futures, the book foresees a coming struggle between two contrasting views of humanity: one driving to a technological endgame of artificially enhanced humans, the other enabling a sustainable future arising from our intrinsic connectedness with each other and the natural world. This struggle, it concludes, is one in which each of us will play a role through the meaning we choose to forge from the lives we lead.

How long is The Patterning Instinct?

The Patterning Instinct by Jeremy Lent is 576 pages long, and a total of 147,456 words.

This makes it 194% the length of the average book. It also has 180% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Patterning Instinct Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 13 hours and 25 minutes to read The Patterning Instinct aloud.

What Reading Level is The Patterning Instinct?

The Patterning Instinct is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

Where Can I Buy The Patterning Instinct?

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