
- 438 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
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About this book
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.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 Mysticism and Mystical Experiences
- 2 Mystical Knowledge and Religious Ways of Life
- 3 Are Mystical Experiences Cognitive?
- 4 The Scientific Study of Mystics and Meditators
- 5 Mysticism and Metaphysics
- 6 Mysticism and Language
- 7 Mysticism and Rationality
- 8 Mysticism and Science
- 9 Mysticism and Morality
- Epilogue: The Demise of Mysticism Today
- Notes
- References and Further Reading
- Index
- Back Cover