Mysticism Examined

Philosophical Inquiries into Mysticism

AvRichard H. Jones

Häftad, Engelska, 1993

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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.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1993-07-01
Mått:152 x 229 x 21 mm
Vikt:454 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:SUNY series in Western Esoteric Traditions
Antal sidor:312
Förlag:State University of New York Press
ISBN:9780791414361

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Richard H. Jones is an independent scholar and researcher. His previous books include History of Mysticism and An Introduction to the Study of Mysticism, both published by SUNY Press.

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"The value of the book lies in the author's ability to draw connections between the work of mystics and contemporary debates in epistemology, the philosophy of science and philosophical psychology." — David Wisdo, Susquehanna University

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AcknowledgmentsIntroductionPart I. Mysticism and Knowledge1. Experience and Conceptualization in Mystical Knowledge2. Knowledge and Unknowing in the Isa UpanisadPart II. Mysticism and Reason3. Rationality and Mysticism4. The Nature and Function of Nagarjuna's ArgumentsPart III. Mysticism and Language5. A Philosophical Analysis of Mystical UtterancesPart IV. Mysticism and Science6. Concerning Joseph Needham on TaoismPart V. Mysticism and Theology7. The Religious Irrelevance of the Ontological ArgumentPart VI. Mysticism and Psychology8. Concerning Carl Jung on Asian Religious TraditionsPart VII. Mysticism and Ethics9. Must Enlightened Mystics Be Moral?10. Theravada Buddhism and MoralityNotesSelected BibliographyIndex