Mysticism Examined: Philosophical Inquiries into Mysticism (Suny Series in Western Esoteric Traditions)
Book Details
Author(s)
Richard H. Jones
Publisher
State University of New York Press
ISBN / ASIN
0791414361
ISBN-13
9780791414361
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Description
In this collection of revised published articles, Richard Jones examines various topics related to the philosophy of mysticism:Â
- experience and conceptualization in mystical knowledge,Â
- knowledge and unknowing in the Isa Upanishad,Â
- rationality and mysticism,Â
- the nature of the Buddhist Nagarjuna's arguments,Â
- mystical uses of language,
- a critique of Joseph Needham's writings on Taoism,Â
- the religious irrelevance of the Ontological Argument,Â
- a critique of Carl Jung's writings on Asian religious traditions,Â
- mysticism and morality,
- Theravada Buddhism and morality.Â
