From East To West
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From East To West

Odyssey of a Soul

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From East To West

Odyssey of a Soul

About this book

In this radical book, Roy Bhaskar expands his philosophy of critical realism with an audacious re-synthesis of many aspects of Western and Eastern thought. Arguing that the existence of God provides the fundamental structure of the world, he renders plausible ideas of reincarnation, karma and moksha or liberation.


Originally published in the year of the millennium, From East to West

continues to be a groundbreaking and fundamental work within the critical realist tradition. Stimulating debate in ontology, epistemology, ethics, political philosophy and the philosophy of religion, this book has been influential as a major new development in critical realism. This second edition contains a new introduction from Mervyn Hartwig, who is the founding editor of the Journal of Critical Realism and editor and principal author of the Dictionary of Critical Realism.

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Publisher
Routledge
Year
2015
eBook ISBN
9781317356233
Classical Texts in Critical Realism
Other titles in this series:
PHILOSOPHY AND THE IDEA OF FREEDOM
By Roy Bhaskar
RECLAIMING REALITY
A critical introduction to contemporary philosophy
By Roy Bhaskar
PLATO ETC.
The problems of philosophy and their resolution
By Roy Bhaskar
SCIENTIFIC REALISM AND HUMAN EMANCIPATION
By Roy Bhaskar
A REALIST THEORY OF SCIENCE
By Roy Bhaskar
DIALECTIC
The pulse of freedom
By Roy Bhaskar
REFLECTIONS ON METAREALITY
Transcendence, emancipation and everyday life
By Roy Bhaskar
FROM SCIENCE TO EMANCIPATION
Alienation and the actuality of enlightenment
By Roy Bhaskar
SOCIAL ORIGINS OF EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS
By Margaret S. Archer
FROM EAST TO WEST
Odyssey of a soul
By Roy Bhaskar

From East to West

Odyssey of a Soul
Second Edition
Roy Bhaskar
Logo: Published by Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group, London and New York.

CONTENTS

  • List of tables
  • Preface and acknowledgements
  • Introduction
  • Acronyms
  • Transcendental dialectical critical realism as a development within and beyond dialectical critical realism
  • Resolving the antinomy of freedom and slavery
  • What is new in TDCR?
  • Why TDCR is not yet metaRealism
  • Conclusion
  • Introduction to the book
  • A. Preview of theory
  • B. Abstract of lives
  • PART I General theoretical introduction
    • From critical realism to the philosophy of self-realisation
    • 1 1M: Ontology
    • 2 2E: Absence
    • 3 3L: Totality
    • 4 4D: Transformative praxis or creative work
  • PART II Odyssey of a soul
    • 1 To the promised land
      • Life One: Crossing the Red Sea with Moses – the Teacher
    • 2 Part A: Under the stars: re-enchanting reality
      • Life Two: In Ancient Greece I – the Philosopher – from Pythagoras to Laozi
    • Appendix to Chapter 2: part A (L2)
    • 2 Part B: Under the stars: re-enchanting reality
      • Life Three: in Ancient Greece II – the Orchard – or Orpheus in the Underworld and the perils of attachment
    • Interlude: From East to West: retrospect and prospect – sketches
    • 3 On the path: or to the promised land Part II
      • Life Four: Scrolling – the Writer
      • Life Five: From Galilee...

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Half Title Page
  3. Frontmatter 1
  4. Title Page
  5. Copyright Page
  6. Table of Contents
  7. List of tables
  8. Preface and acknowledgements
  9. Introduction
  10. Introduction to the book
  11. PART I General theoretical introduction
  12. PART II Odyssey of a soul
  13. Index

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