The Alphabet Effect

By Robert K. Logan

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• Format: Paperback
• ISBN: B000HMFY6Q
• Release Date: January 1986
• Publisher: MORROW, WILLIAM @ & COMPANY IN
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.

Customer Reviews

“The magic of the phonetic alphabet is that it is more than a writing system…”

Robert K. Logan believes that “The Impact of the Phonetic Alphabet on the Development of the Western Civilization” is responsible for more than just communication. In this book, he takes time to describe and support his theory. It is always interesting to follow single theories and see how one can view the world. In “Guns, Germs, and Steel,” by Jared Diamond, it is how the world is built. My favorites are the ones in which economics shapes the world. Then there is “Newspeak”: if you cannot say it, you cannot express it. Back to the thrust of this book, a chapter list gives the best view of what Robert Logan is trying to say: Chapter 1: Alphabet, Mother of Invention Chapter 2: The Invention of the Mother of Invention Chapter 3: A Comparison of Eastern and Western Writing Systems and Their Impact on Cultural Patterns Chapter 4: The Development of Phonetic Writing and Codified Law in Mesopotamia Chapter 5: Alphabet, Monotheism, and the Hebrews, the People of the Book Chapter 6: The Phonetic Alphabet and the Origins of Greek Science and Logic Chapter 7: The Impact of Alphabetic Writing on the Greek Spirit Chapter 8: The Hellenistic and Roman World Empires Chapter 9: The Arabs and Islamic Culture Chapter 10: Numerical Notations and the Mystery of Zero Chapter 11: The Middle Ages and the Return of Alphabetic Literacy Chapter 12: The Printing Press: Enhancing the Alphabet Effect Chapter 13: Print, the Alphabet, and Science Chapter 14: The Social and Cultural Impact of the Printing Press Chapter 15: The Alphabet in the Context of the Electronic Age of Information For further reading, be sure to look at the source notes. Robert K. Logan may be stretching it a bit, but after reading this book, you might look at the impact of the phonetic alphabet in a new light. Now it is time to take it to the next step. “Science and Sanity: An Introduction to Non-Aristotelian Systems and General Semantics” by Alfred Korzybski (Author), Lance Strate (Preface) ISBN-13: 9781970164220