Icarus Transfigured | The Mousetrap | Chapters 7 and 8: Has someone (or something!) followed Aiden home from the Halloween party? The dangers of falling in love with autism!
Icarus Transfigured | Introductory Letters for Chapters 7 and 8: A metaphysical force lies behind the creation of reality—not accident. Because science will never acknowledge this as a starting place, it will never answer the biggest problems that face it.
Beginning many chapters in Icarus Transfigured, Omar Bentem lays out his argument for why this proto-force is the most important thing to understand about reality, even though it evades our microscopes.
Icarus Transfigured | The Obstacle Course | Chapters 9 and 10: Aiden attempts to further his budding friendship with Emma, but meets with a series of obstacles: first at a restaurant and later—with more terror—at a miniature golf course.
Icarus Transfigured | Letter Introductions | Chapters 9 and 11: These letters begin chapters 9 and 11 of Icarus Transfigured, and build on Schopenhauer’s concept of will denial and genius.
Omar, our guide, explains Schopenhauer’s ingenious take on perception, where the mind is emptied of objects and utility. Through this veil, we experience not only a death of ego, but, as Omar insists, we also apprehend the foundation of all value.
Icarus Transfigured | The Visitation | Chapter 11: Aiden returns home after a trying adventure at a miniature golf course with Emma. He finds his home invaded by policemen, and a strange detective.
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