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'Sculpting the Academic Mind- Agathos Kai Sophos'.

'Sculpting the Academic Mind:

Agathos Kai Sophos'.

Portfolio: Stephanie Lynne Thorburn.

Stephanie Lynne Thorburn is a freelance writer and artist who been a consistent contributor to Authors.com in recent years, writing posts focused on inspiration and creativity. Stephanie Lynne graduated from City University and subsequently completed an MA in Sociology: Qualitative Research at Goldsmiths College. Her postgraduate dissertation was titled, 'Creativity, Ethics and the Doctoral Research Act'.

Trinity of Texts.

Stephanie Lynne has overcome serious ill health to publish her extensive portfolio of lifeworks at the close of 2021. Her trinity of illustrated Kindle texts are unified thematically through a dedication to humanism, creativity and aesthetics. Her vignette works integrate a love of literacy with novel research findings and innovative multimodal visual stimuli.

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'Sculpting the Academic Mind: Agathos Kai Sophos'.

Academic Aesthetics Book One. (60,000 words)

Foreword: David Temple MBE.

Author & Illustrator: Stephanie Lynne Thorburn.

Kindle Link: - 'Sculpting the Academic Mind'-Amazon Kindle UK.

The author crafted 'Sculpting the Academic Mind' to re-connect the soul to humanity's eternal quest for goodness, wisdom and innate, inner beauty. This text pays homage to some of the most gifted intellectual and artistic talents, who have contributed to the collective cultural heritage of humankind.

* Preface dedication to the author’s alumni network:'Goldlink', Goldsmiths University, London.

‘Sculpting the Academic Mind’, explores the bloodline of the archetypal 'thought matrix'. The work calls for a nostalgic Renaissance of the antiquated wisdom manifest through the establishment of the Greek 'Academy' in Athens circa 387 BC. The text illustrates vibrantly the legacy of Platonic thought. Plato's concept of the education of 'philosopher rulers' is re-contextualised to address contemporary pedagogic practices related to Doctoral research training. The author places onus on organic, natural intelligence.

The Academic Trinity- Logos, pathos & ethos:

‘Sculpting the Academic Mind', pays homage to a selection of great luminaries. Firstly, ancient philosophers who have influenced both esoteric traditions and the art of discourse are dignified. The work celebrates the seminal teachings of Socrates, Plato, Aristotle and Pythagoras. Elite cultural luminaries honoured include Renaissance polymath Leonardo da Vinci, Roman architect Marcus Vitruvius Pollio, Petrarch and Gustave Doré.

The vignette text proceeds by presenting a series of #Academic Aesthetics studies. The scope of the field of aesthetics is addressed, with particular emphasis paid to the philosophical legacy of Renaissance Humanist thought and 20th century Existentialist aesthetics. The work is cultivated in the genre of a progressive etude, exploring challenging intellectual topics, underwritten by subtle modulations in mood & lexical meter. The author crafted the text with intent to empower human potential.

Existentialist Exoscience. #Fibonacci Series.

Illustrated Edition. (80,000 words.)

Author & artist: Stephanie Lynne Thorburn

Kindle link: 'Existentialist Exoscience'. Amazon Kindle UK.

Mission: 'Existentialist ExoScience' seeks to unite the natural philosophy of Renaissance humanism, with the deep ontology of existential phenomenology. #Fibonacci Series represents a fecund conceptual 'stem' project supporting a Trilogy of related titles, revealing the multi-faced, Platonic essence of 'LIFE'.

*The author Stephanie Lynne Thorburn offers special thanks to Gaynor Doré for Preface artwork & Blue Origin astronaut team for homage testimonial.

Exploring Mind, Science & Spirituality -

Existentialist ExoScience forms an organic, seminal title, celebrating the evolution of ecological existentialism, science & cosmology since the advent of the Renaissance. Research on these domains is complemented by etudes on the existential philosophy of human conscious experience. The work represents an avant-garde experiment in creative forms, honouring Mother Earth's intelligent design.

The Proto-linguistic Lineage of Modern Genetics.

The manuscript of the text possesses a gestalt presence, reciprocating philosopher Martin Heidegger's existentialist grail of 'historical being'. The author suggests a nuanced definition of the authentic, historical self, formed as a fractal reflection of factual and spiritualist thought. The vignette chapter 'Mindful Mitochondria' unearths humanity’s own unique genetic footprint, through exploration of the 'alphabets of life'. The work is transdisciplinary integrating DNA sciences with proto-linguistics. The author’s novel research reveals the rich, relative cultural lineage of modern genetics; a domain of conceptual science that may well originate from our Pagan ancestors’ innate understanding of Mother Earth’s fecund, soulful language.

The author is a modern spiritual existentialist. Her surrealist art demonstrates the ability of nature's spiritual quintessence to breathe greater depth into the rather solipsistic, secular elements of traditional existential philosophy.

‘Persona non Grata- The Creator’s Pledge’.

(25,000 words).

Foreword: Dr David English CBE

Author & Artist: Stephanie Lynne Thorburn.

Kindle link:

'Persona non Grata'- #Conscious Creativity Series. Amazon Kindle UK.

Supporting Fruition of 'Welfare Literacy' in the Creative Community.

This book was created as an expression of love for the welfare of fellow authors, artists, musicians and creative spirits. 'Persona non Grata- Creator's Pledge' is committed to empowerment through literacy- practical, spiritual and emotional literacy...

The work celebrates a plurality of resources related to welfare literacy, with onus paid to the rich cultural heritage of the British NHS and World Health Organisation, whose respective history and role are explored in context of the recent pandemic.
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This digital eBook supports an anthology of spirit art and poetry encapsulated within core chapter, 'Psalm for Anno Domini', written in 2020. The premise of the work is exemplified through a welcome testimonial reflecting on peace and hope written by the late Dr. David English CBE, (philanthropist and ex-President of RSO Records). The concepts of human welfare, ‘creative franchise’ and ‘sustainable creativity’ are evoked throughout.