The Future of the Body: Explorations into the Further Evolution of Human Nature

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Future of the Body: Explorations into the Further Evolution of Human Nature
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Michael Murphy
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:785
Dimensions(mm): Height 235,Width 159
Category/GenreHuman biology
ISBN/Barcode 9780874777307
ClassificationsDewey:304.5
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Tarcher/Putnam,US
Imprint Tarcher/Putnam,US
Publication Date 21 April 1993
Publication Country United States

Description

A projection of the future of the species documents reports of extraordinary perception, cognition, volition, and spiritual development.

Author Biography

In 1961Michael Murphycofounded, with Richard Price, the Esalen Institute, a learning center in California that fosters change in individuals and society, and has hosted thousands of human potential workshops and conferences led by such notables as Joseph Campbell, Aldous Huxley, Joan Borysenko, Allen Ginsberg, and Linus Pauling, to name a few. In 1980, he helped create the Esalen Institute's Soviet American Exchange program, which, among other things, initiated the first live television space bridges and hosted president of the Russian Federation Boris Yeltsin during his first visit to the United States. Murphy is the author ofThe Future of the Body,Golf in the Kingdom, andAn End to Ordinary History, and the coauthor ofThe Psychic Side of Sports. He lives in San Rafael, California.