Philosophy of Mysticism

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Publisher : State University of New York Press
ISBN 13 : 1438461208
Total Pages : 440 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (384 download)

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Book Synopsis Philosophy of Mysticism by : Richard H. Jones

Download or read book Philosophy of Mysticism written by Richard H. Jones and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2016-03-23 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive exploration of the philosophical issues raised by mysticism. This work is a comprehensive study of the philosophical issues raised by mysticism. Mystics claim to experience reality in a way not available in normal life, a claim which makes this phenomenon interesting from a philosophical perspective. Richard H. Jones’s inquiry focuses on the skeleton of beliefs and values of mysticism: knowledge claims made about the nature of reality and of human beings; value claims about what is significant and what is ethical; and mystical goals and ways of life. Jones engages language, epistemology, metaphysics, science, and the philosophy of mind. Methodological issues in the study of mysticism are also addressed. Examples of mystical experience are drawn chiefly from Buddhism and Advaita Vedanta, but also from Christianity, Judaism, Islam, and Daoism. Richard H. Jones is the author of several books, including Mysticism Examined: Philosophical Inquiries into Mysticism, also published by SUNY Press.

Philosophical Mysticism in Plato, Hegel, and the Present

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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1350082880
Total Pages : 283 pages
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Book Synopsis Philosophical Mysticism in Plato, Hegel, and the Present by : Robert M. Wallace

Download or read book Philosophical Mysticism in Plato, Hegel, and the Present written by Robert M. Wallace and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2019-12-26 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Few twenty-first century academics take seriously mysticism's claim that we have direct knowledge of a higher or more “inner” reality or God. But Philosophical Mysticism argues that such leading philosophers of earlier epochs as Plato, G. W. F. Hegel, Ludwig Wittgenstein, and Alfred North Whitehead were, in fact, all philosophical mystics. This book discusses major versions of philosophical mysticism beginning with Plato. It shows how the framework of mysticism's higher or more inner reality allows nature, freedom, science, ethics, the arts, and a rational religion-in-the-making to work together rather than conflicting with one another. This is how philosophical mysticism understands the relationships of fact to value, rationality to ethics, and the rest. And this is why Plato's notion of ascent or turning inward to a higher or more inner reality has strongly attracted such major figures in philosophy, religion, and literature as Aristotle, Plotinus, St Augustine, Dante Alighieri, Immanuel Kant, Hegel, William Wordsworth, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Emily Dickinson, Whitehead, and Wittgenstein. Wallace's Philosophical Mysticism brings this central strand of western philosophy and culture into focus in a way unique in recent scholarship.

Weird Mysticism

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Publisher : Lehigh University Press
ISBN 13 : 1683932889
Total Pages : 171 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (839 download)

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Book Synopsis Weird Mysticism by : Brad Baumgartner

Download or read book Weird Mysticism written by Brad Baumgartner and published by Lehigh University Press. This book was released on 2020-11-17 with total page 171 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Weird Mysticism identifies and evaluates a new category of theoretical inquiry by showing the influence of speculative writing on three intersecting critical categories: horror fiction, apophatic mysticism, and philosophical pessimism. Exploring the work of Thomas Ligotti, Georges Bataille, and E. M. Cioran, Baumgartner argues that these “weird mystics” employ an innovative mode of negative writing that seeks to merge new conceptions of reality. While exploring perennial questions about “the absolute,” the Outside, and other philosophical concepts, these authors push the limits of representation, experimenting with literary form, genre-bending, and aphoristic discourse. As their works reveal, the category of weird mysticism both conjoins and obscures the link between traditional mysticism and philosophical horror fiction, with weirdness itself being the central magnet that draws the seemingly disparate realms of horror fiction, philosophy, and mysticism together. Highlighting the theoretical stakes of the horror genre, Baumgartner’s study reveals how the mystical potentially recuperates the limits of philosophical thinking, enabling reflection on—and possibly challenging—the limits of human understanding.

Mysticism Examined

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Publisher : State University of New York Press
ISBN 13 : 1438408021
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (384 download)

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Book Synopsis Mysticism Examined by : Richard H. Jones

Download or read book Mysticism Examined written by Richard H. Jones and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 1993-07-01 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mysticism presents a challenge to anyone who is interested in fundamental questions about the nature of reality, knowledge, and how we should live. In this book the author examines questions posed by mysticism. He clarifies the nature of the claims advanced by Western and Asian mystics, and explores the beliefs and values of classical mystical ways of life for their interconnections and reasonableness. Jones discusses whether all mystical experiences and all mystical claims of knowledge are similar, and examines the relation of concepts and experiences in mystics' claims. Also presented are standards for evaluating competing mystical claims, and mystics' problems with language. Whether mystics' arguments are rational is investigated along with the relation of moral and non-moral values and the role of beliefs and values in enlightened mystics' ways of life. Mysticism's relation to the enterprises of science, theology, psychology and ethics is also examined.

Mystical Experience of God

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Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351786636
Total Pages : 223 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (517 download)

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Book Synopsis Mystical Experience of God by : Jerome Gellman

Download or read book Mystical Experience of God written by Jerome Gellman and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-11-01 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title was first published in 2001: Engaging contemporary discussion concerning the validity of mystical experiences of God, Jerome Gellman presents the best evidential case in favor of validity and its implications for belief in God. Gellman vigorously defends the coherence of the concept of a mystical experience of God against philosophical objections, and evaluates attempts to provide alternative explanations from sociology and neuropsychology. He then carefully examines feminist objections to male philosophers' treatments of mystical experience of God and to the traditional hierarchal concept of God. Gellman finds none of the objections decisive, and concludes that while the initial evidential case is not rationally compelling for some, it can be rationally compelling for others. Offering important new perspectives on the evidential value of experiences of God, and the concept of God more broadly, this book will appeal to a wide range of readers including those with an interest in philosophy of religion, religious studies, mysticism and epistemology.

Exploring Unseen Worlds

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Publisher : SUNY Press
ISBN 13 : 9780791432242
Total Pages : 444 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (322 download)

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Book Synopsis Exploring Unseen Worlds by : G. William Barnard

Download or read book Exploring Unseen Worlds written by G. William Barnard and published by SUNY Press. This book was released on 1997-03-06 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Demonstrates convincingly the extent to which James's psychological and philosophical perspectives also continue to be a rich resource for those specifically interested in the study of mysticism. A critically-sophisticated, yet gripping, immersion into the inner worlds of one of America's foremost thinkers.

Wandering Joy

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Publisher : SteinerBooks
ISBN 13 : 9780970109712
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (97 download)

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Book Synopsis Wandering Joy by : Meister Eckhart

Download or read book Wandering Joy written by Meister Eckhart and published by SteinerBooks. This book was released on 2001 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this remarkable work, Reiner Schürmann shows Meister Eckhart, the thirteenth-century Christian mystic, as the great teacher of the birth of God in the soul, which shatters the dualism between God and the world, the self and God. This is an exposition of Eckhar's mysticism--perhaps the best in English--and, because Eckhart is a profound philosopher for whom knowing precedes being, it is also an exemplary work of contemporary philosophy. Schürmann shows us that Eckhart is our contemporary. He describes the threefold movement of detachment, release, and "dehiscence" (splitting open), which leads to the experience of "living without a why," in which all things are in God and sheer joy. Going beyond that, he describes the transformational force of approaching the Godhead, the God beyond God: "A man who has experienced the same no longer has a place to establish himself. He has settled on the road, and for those who have learned how to listen, his existence becomes a call. This errant one dwells in joy. Through his wanderings the origin beckons."

Taoist Mystical Philosophy

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Publisher : SUNY Press
ISBN 13 : 9780791405437
Total Pages : 345 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (54 download)

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Book Synopsis Taoist Mystical Philosophy by : Livia Kohn

Download or read book Taoist Mystical Philosophy written by Livia Kohn and published by SUNY Press. This book was released on 1991-04-04 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Scripture of Western Ascension is a central text of medieval Taoist mysticism. Written by an unknown author in the fifth century A.D., it closely resembles the Tao te ching in structure and contents. Edited and commented on several times until the twelfth century, the text played an important role in Taoist religious thought. Kohn presents the first Western introduction to this aspect of traditional Chinese religion and culture. Through her careful textual study and fully annotated translation of the Scripture of Western Ascension, she delineates the history, structure, and contents of what mystical thought meant within the Taoist religion. She also discusses the religious background of the text and provides detailed analyses of the philosophical concepts of “The Physical Universe,” “Mind, Knowledge, Language,” and “The Way of the Sage.”

Platonic Mysticism

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Publisher : SUNY Press
ISBN 13 : 1438466331
Total Pages : 174 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (384 download)

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Book Synopsis Platonic Mysticism by : Arthur Versluis

Download or read book Platonic Mysticism written by Arthur Versluis and published by SUNY Press. This book was released on 2017-08-16 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Restores the Platonic history and context of mysticism and shows how it helps us understand more deeply the humanities as a whole, from philosophy and literature to art. In Platonic Mysticism, Arthur Versluisclearly and tautly argues that mysticism must be properly understood as belonging to the great tradition of Platonism. He demonstrates how mysticism was historically understood in Western philosophical and religious traditions and emphatically rejects externalist approaches to esoteric religion. Instead he develops a new theoretical-critical model for understanding mystical literature and the humanities as a whole, from philosophy and literature to art. A sequel to his Restoring Paradise, this is an audacious book that places Platonic mysticism in the context of contemporary cognitive and other approaches to the study of religion, and presents an emerging model for the new field of contemplative science. “An important work on the mystical experience delving deep into its history, particularly from the Platonic perspective. An essential text for anyone interested in mysticism and its relationship to philosophy and creative expression.” — Andrew Newberg, author of How Enlightenment Changes Your Brain: The New Science of Transformation “The present work, the latest from the pen of Arthur Versluis, provides a trenchant, learned, and illuminating analysis of the origins of Western mysticism in the Platonist tradition, relayed through such figures as Plotinus and Dionysius the Areopagite, down through Meister Eckhart and others, while suitably excoriating the attempts of certain modern philosophers and sociologists of religion to ‘deconstruct’ it from a materialist perspective. I found it a rattling good read!” — John Dillon, author of The Heirs of Plato: A Study of the Old Academy (347–274 BC)

Howard Thurman's Philosophical Mysticism

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Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1498552765
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (985 download)

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Book Synopsis Howard Thurman's Philosophical Mysticism by : Anthony Sean Neal

Download or read book Howard Thurman's Philosophical Mysticism written by Anthony Sean Neal and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2019-01-02 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anthony Sean Neal’s latest work uses Howard Thurman as a window from which to view the fundamental concepts that shaped black thought in the Modern Era of the African-American Freedom Struggle (1896–1975). This work also provides a landing such that other works concerning this period conceivably can be launched.

The Perennial Philosophy

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Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0061893315
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (618 download)

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Book Synopsis The Perennial Philosophy by : Aldous Huxley

Download or read book The Perennial Philosophy written by Aldous Huxley and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2012-02-14 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An inspired gathering of religious writings that reveals the "divine reality" common to all faiths, collected by Aldous Huxley "The Perennial Philosophy," Aldous Huxley writes, "may be found among the traditional lore of peoples in every region of the world, and in its fully developed forms it has a place in every one of the higher religions." With great wit and stunning intellect—drawing on a diverse array of faiths, including Zen Buddhism, Hinduism, Taoism, Christian mysticism, and Islam—Huxley examines the spiritual beliefs of various religious traditions and explains how they are united by a common human yearning to experience the divine. The Perennial Philosophy includes selections from Meister Eckhart, Rumi, and Lao Tzu, as well as the Bhagavad Gita, Tibetan Book of the Dead, Diamond Sutra, and Upanishads, among many others.

The Mystical Philosophy of Muḥyid Dīn-Ibnul ʻArabī

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Book Synopsis The Mystical Philosophy of Muḥyid Dīn-Ibnul ʻArabī by : A. E. Affifi

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Mystical Theology and Continental Philosophy

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Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1317090942
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (17 download)

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Book Synopsis Mystical Theology and Continental Philosophy by : David Lewin

Download or read book Mystical Theology and Continental Philosophy written by David Lewin and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2017-05-18 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exploration of the interface between mystical theology and continental philosophy is a defining feature of the current intellectual and even devotional climate. But to what extent and in what depth are these disciplines actually speaking to one another; or even speaking about the same phenomena? This book draws together original contributions by leading and emerging international scholars, delineating emerging debates in this growing and dynamic field of research, and spanning mystical and philosophical traditions from the ancient, to the medieval, modern, and contemporary. At the heart of which lies Meister Eckhart, perhaps the single most influential Christian mystic for modern times. The book is organised around significant historical and contemporary figures who speak across the intersections of philosophy and theology, offering new insights into key interlocutors such as Pseudo-Dionysius, Augustine, Isaac Luria, Eckhart, Hegel, Heidegger, Marion, Kierkegaard, Deleuze, Laruelle, and Žižek. Designed both to contribute to current trends in mystical theology and philosophy, and elicit dialogue and debate from further afield, this book speaks within an emerging space exploring the retrieval of the mystical within a post-secular context.

Phenomenology and Mysticism

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Publisher : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 : 0253221811
Total Pages : 329 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (532 download)

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Book Synopsis Phenomenology and Mysticism by : Anthony J. Steinbock

Download or read book Phenomenology and Mysticism written by Anthony J. Steinbock and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2009-12-22 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exploring the first-person narratives of three figures from the Christian, Jewish, and Islamic mystical traditions—St. Teresa of Avila, Rabbi Dov Baer, and Rūzbihān Baqlī—Anthony J. Steinbock provides a complete phenomenology of mysticism based in the Abrahamic religious traditions. He relates a broad range of religious experiences, or verticality, to philosophical problems of evidence, selfhood, and otherness. From this philosophical description of vertical experience, Steinbock develops a social and cultural critique in terms of idolatry—as pride, secularism, and fundamentalism—and suggests that contemporary understandings of human experience must come from a fuller, more open view of religious experience.

The Mystical Sources of Existentialist Thought

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Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 135160726X
Total Pages : 369 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (516 download)

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Book Synopsis The Mystical Sources of Existentialist Thought by : George Pattison

Download or read book The Mystical Sources of Existentialist Thought written by George Pattison and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-11-21 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the time when existentialism was a dominant intellectual and cultural force, a number of commentators observed that some of the language of existential philosophy, not least its interpretation of human existence in terms of nothingness, evoked the language of so-called mystical writers. This book takes on this observation and explores the evidence for the influence of mysticism on the philosophy of existentialism. It begins by delving into definitions of mysticism and existentialism, and then traces the elements of mysticism present in German and French thought during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The book goes on to make original contributions to the study of figures including Kierkegaard, Buber, Heidegger, Beauvoir, Sartre, Marcel, Camus, Weil, Bataille, Berdyaev, and Tillich, linking their existentialist philosophy back to some of the key concerns of the mystical tradition. Providing a unique insight into how these two areas have overlapped and interacted, this study is vital reading for any academic with an interest in twentieth-century philosophy, theology and religious studies.

The Sensual Philosophy

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Publisher : Univ of Wisconsin Press
ISBN 13 : 9780299156206
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (562 download)

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Book Synopsis The Sensual Philosophy by : Colleen Jaurretche

Download or read book The Sensual Philosophy written by Colleen Jaurretche and published by Univ of Wisconsin Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jaurretche (English, U. of California-Los Angeles) traces the development of the Irish writer's mystical aesthetic through his novels to its supreme culmination and negation in Finnegan's Wake. She also shows how the search to surmount all human categories and sensations in order to encounter the divine, arose and developed in the Middle Ages, and was transmitted into modernism during and just before Joyce's time. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

The Mystical Sources of German Romantic Philosophy

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Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1725242257
Total Pages : 138 pages
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Book Synopsis The Mystical Sources of German Romantic Philosophy by : Ernst Benz

Download or read book The Mystical Sources of German Romantic Philosophy written by Ernst Benz and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 1983-01-01 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pittsburgh Theological Monograph - New Series General Editor - Dikran Y. Hadidian