Table of Contents

Chapter 1 PART I: THE EVOLUTION OF CONSCIOUSNESS: An Overview of the Theory: Introduction; Culture and Consciousness: A Dialectical Relationship; The Evolutionary Role of the Self-Concept; The Biology of Psychology; The Psychology of Religion; Towards a Chapter 2 PART II: THE EVIDENCE: The Role of Culture in Human Evolution: Plato's Theology of Mind; The Theology of Psychology; The Psychology of Culture; Cognition and Culture; The Principle Stages in the Development of Human Consciousness; Instinct, Meaning, Chapter 3 PART III: THE PROBLEM: The Limits of Instinctual Self-Consciousness: The Ego is the Ultimate Symbol; Experience and the Creation of Meaning; The Age of the Ego; The Problems of the Ego; Judgmentalness; The Individual and the Institution; Ego Scannin Chapter 4 PART IV: PRESENT-CENTERED CONSCIOUSNESS: A New Consciousness for a New Environment: Religion versus Mysticism; Individualism: The Anti-Culture; Political Mysticism; Mysticism, Science, and Consciousness; Present-Centered Philosophy; Postmodern Philo Chapter 5 References Chapter 6 Index Chapter 7 About the Author

About the Author

Thomas E. McNamara has taught psychology, religion, philosophy, and business during a long career as a professor, clinical psychologist, human resource manager, and management consultant. Having lived outside of the U.S. more than 15 years, his international experience encompasses Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. With his B.A. in theology and philosophy, McNamara holds a Ph.D. in counseling psychology from the University of Colorado at Boulder.