As Stathis Kapogiannopoulos makes clear in this book, faith is the starting point of logos (reason). Man copes with nature through the resultant synthesis of faith and logos, as this is manifested in all human leading symbolic institutions, such as myth, art, religion, philosophy, and science.
After a glorious course of 26 centuries, philosophy is proceeding towards oblivion and decline, according to various contemporary “big names” who have already anticipated the end of history and ideologies, the death of God, etc.
Nevertheless, the practice of philosophical reflection is not moribund at all. As our species evolves along with the endless Odyssey of our quests, science –still in its infancy– will continue to coexist with its forerunners myth and philosophy.
The present essay entitled The Odyssey of Human Quests – Myth, Philosophy, Science, an outcome of long research and synthesis, was published in Greek by Diavlos Publications in 2004 and is now addressed to an international audience in its English version.
The author through his 135 quests, attempts to shed light to the multi-faceted and labyrinthine paths of the truth.
Ο Στάθης Α. Καπογιαννόπουλος γεννήθηκε το 1948 στην Αθήνα. Σπούδασε πολιτικός μηχανικός (ΕΜΠ, 1971). Εξέδωσε το βιβλίο "Νοοτροπίες και προοπτικές στο κατώφλι του 21ου αιώνα" (1994) και από τις εκδόσεις "Δίαυλος" το έργο "Η Οδύσσεια των ανθρωπίνων ερωτημάτων - Μύθος, στοχασμός, επιστήμη" (το 2004 στα ελληνικά και το 2009 στα αγγλικά). Έχει μεταφράσει τεχνικές μελέτες και λογοτεχνικά έργα και έχει δημοσιεύσει άρθρα στον ξένο και ελληνικό τύπο ("Ελευθεροτυπία", "Καθημερινή", "Το Βήμα" κ.ά.)
