SEHDEV KUMAR
Author | Professor Emeritus | Bioethicist & International Mediator
A well-known public intellectual author and speaker in Canada and internationally, Dr. Sehdev Kumar is Professor Emeritus of Environmental Studies at the University of Waterloo in Canada, with specialisation on Bioethics, History & Philosophy of Science, Peace Studies, and Science Religion Dialogue.
7,000 MILLION DEGREES OF FREEDOM
ONE EARTH, SEVEN BILLION WORLDS
With over seven billion people in the world today, what idea of freedom, with all its rich fecundity, do we all carry in our heads? This book explores this question in myriad ways in human history and civilization.
“In the company of great thinkers, philosophers and poets of all ages, and honed by the testimony of all that is good and evil in mankind, Sehdev Kumar has presented be fore us a resounding YES to the centuries-old question: “Am I my brother’s keeper?”
– Maximo Baron
Universidad de Belgrano, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Plenary Professor of Physics and Epistemology
“Freedom is at the heart of creation; these beautifully expressed thoughts on the meaning of freedom in our intricate and challenging world by an original and provocative thinker are a delight to read.”
–Dr. Khalid Sohail, Psychotherapist & Poet
LATEST PROJECT
LOTUS IN THE STONE
The Lotus in the Stone: An Allegory for Explorations in Dreams & Consciousness. With 119 illustrations about dreams and spiritual seeking, this book weaves poetic metaphors, scientific theories and artistic images into an exquisite tapestry of human journey towards the Divine.
“A work of a brilliant mind, beautifully composed…. There is wisdom and beauty on its every page…. A most unusual and remarkable book.” – The Observer
“Here is a book that weaves poetic metaphors, scientific theories and artistic images into an exquisite tapestry of existential seeking… Outstanding.”
– Journal of Comparative Literature and Aesthetics.
“The reflections and dreams translated into a prose that is at once elegant and absorbing… It is a fine instance of allegorization in our century.”
– Queen’s Quarterly
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