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Labyrinths of Wonder

Full title: Labyrinths of Wonder - lectures on the history of philosophy

"This book attempts to entice the courageous reader into the labyrinths of wonder, not in order to kill or eat them, but to show them the artful maze and hopefully, to bring them safely out again." This is how Eriksen introduces this book to his readers. With the legend of Theseus, the Greek hero who penetrated the labyrinth to kill the monster Minotaur, as its starting point, the book draws a clear picture of the Minotaur - representing gravity, of Daedalus - representing ingenuity - and of Ariadne who shows the way through the labyrinth.

This account will appeal to anyone with an interest in philosophy, taking us from the philosophy and sciences of Antiquity, through the Middle Ages and ends with a discussion of thinking in our own century. The author's perspective of the history of ideas provides an open rather than a closed framework for this history of philosophy. His reflections on the topical nature of philosophy today make the book particularly relevant, as does his outstanding ability for reconstruction and elucidation. A thorough yet easily accessible analysis of the most important philosophers from the world of thought.

First published: 1994, Universitsforlaget

Translations: Swedish (Atlantis, Stockholm)

Trond Berg Eriksen: Biography and bibliography

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