Author: Georg Kühlewind Publisher: SteinerBooks ISBN: 9780940262485 Category : Language Arts & Disciplines Languages : en Pages : 148
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The aim of this book is to show that the world, including human beings and their consciousness, is not originally a world of thing but a world of words; that fundamentally the world has the structure of a text; and that it is therefore possible to read it like a test (Georg Kühlewind). To realize this goal one must keep in mind three different approaches, or disciplines: epistemology, psychology, and linguistics. These are united by the phenomenology - "empiricism of consciousness" - used by the author, who always speaks from and toward experience. This is no ordinary text. It is a guide to philosophical experience - to the experience of cognition itself.
Author: John Sallis Publisher: Indiana University Press ISBN: 0253040485 Category : Philosophy Languages : en Pages : 188
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This volume of the collected writings of John Sallis presents a two-semester lecture course on Maurice Merleau-Ponty given at Duquesne University from 1970 to 1971. Devoted primarily to a close reading of the French philosopher's magnum opus, Phenomenology of Perception, the course begins with a detailed analysis of The Structure of Behavior. The central topics considered in the lectures include the functions of the phenomenological body; beyond realism and idealism; the structures of the lived world; spatiality, temporality, language, sexuality; and perception and knowledge. Sallis illuminates Merleau-Ponty's first two works and offers a thread to follow through developments in his later essays. Merleau-Ponty's notion of the primacy of perception and his claim that "the end of a philosophy is the account of its beginning" are woven throughout the lectures. For Sallis's part, these lectures are foundational for his extended engagement with Merleau-Ponty's The Visible and the Invisible, which was published in Sallis's Phenomenology and the Return to Beginnings.
Author: Richard Leviton Publisher: SteinerBooks ISBN: 9780880103794 Category : Body, Mind & Spirit Languages : en Pages : 468
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Carlo Pietzner speaks, out of his own ego-directed, inner experiences, about several motifs inherent to inner striving: the problem of self in relationship to the world, the disintegration of the three soul forces, the transition from sense perception to spiritual perception, the reality of evil, the condition of loneliness, and more.
Author: Susanna Lindberg Publisher: State University of New York Press ISBN: 1438492596 Category : Philosophy Languages : en Pages : 452
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From Technological Humanity to Bio-technical Existence can be framed as a metaphysics of the present. It starts from the current epoch, an era increasingly marked not only by technology but also by technics in the most general sense, and asks how this affects human existence. The book asks what is called technics, what is called humanity, how these relate to one another, and how changes in these notions oblige us to revise the philosophical notion of existence. It investigates how the idea of technological humanity—of technology as an extension and instrument of the human—is discovered and deconstructed by Martin Heidegger, Helmuth Plessner, Michel Foucault, Jacques Derrida, Bernard Stiegler, and Giorgio Agamben. Finally, the book presents a new idea of bio-technical existence, one that underlies these philosophers' works without being fully elaborated. This idea—of technics as a condition of humanity that humans share with other living and technical beings—is the author's own philosophical proposition and the final result of the book.
Author: Anna-Teresa Tymieniecka Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media ISBN: 9781402037368 Category : Philosophy Languages : en Pages : 384
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Prompted and ever diversified by the specifically human interrogative logos, scientific inquiries seek a common system of links in order to mutually confirm and rectify their results. Coming closer and closer to phenomenology, the sciences of life find the common ground of the reality in the ontopoiesis of life. Could it not be that the interrogative logos of science, participating in human creative inventiveness will bring together also the divergent scientific methods in a common network? A network which comprises natural processes, societal sharing-in-life, and existential communication. Papers by: Gary Backhaus, Anjana Bhattacharjee, Simon Du Plock, Ignacy Fiut, Maria Golaszewska, Wendy C. Hamblet, Alexandr Kouzmin, Nikolay Kozhevnikov, Olga Louchakova, Jarlath Mc Kenna, Amy Louise Miller, Aria Omrani, Arthur Piper, Leszek Pyra, W. Kim Rogers, A.L. Samian, Camilo Serrano Bonitto, Natalia Smirnova, Eva Syristova, Anna-Teresa Tymieniecka, Roberto Verolini, Eldon C. Wait, Leo Zonneveld.
Author: Kitarō Nishida Publisher: OUP USA ISBN: 0199841179 Category : Philosophy Languages : en Pages : 281
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Place and Dialectic presents two essays by Nishida Kitaro, translated into English for the first time by John W.M. Krummel and Shigenori Nagatomo. Nishida is widely regarded as one of the father figures of modern Japanese philosophy and as the founder of the first distinctly Japanese school of philosophy, the Kyoto school, known for its synthesis of western philosophy, Christian theology, and Buddhist thought. The two essays included here are ''Basho'' from 1926/27 and ''Logic and Life'' from 1936/37. Each essay is divided into several sections and each section is preceded by a synopsis added by the translators.The first essay represents the first systematic articulation of Nishida's philosophy of basho, literally meaning ''place,'' a system of thought that came to be known as ''Nishida philosophy.'' In the second essay, Nishida inquires after the pre-logical origin of what we call logic, which he suggests is to be found within the dialectical unfoldings of world history and human society. A substantial introduction by John Krummel considers the significance of Nishida as a thinker, discusses the key components of Nishida's philosophy as a whole and its development throughout his life, and contextualizes the translated essays within his oeuvre. The Introduction also places Nishida and his work within the historical context of his time, and highlights the relevance of his ideas to the global circumstances of our day. The publication of these two essays by Nishida, a major figure in world philosophy and the most important philosopher of twentieth-century Japan, is of significant value to the fields not only of Asian philosophy and East-West comparative philosophy but also of philosophy in general as well as of theology and religious studies.
Author: George King Publisher: The Aetherius Society ISBN: 0937249866 Category : Body, Mind & Spirit Languages : en Pages : 118
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Astronauts, looking back at our planet from Space, have been awed into concluding that this blue and green globe is, in fact, a living being. Native peoples the world over have believed, and lived in the light of the knowledge, that the Earth is alive. Mother Earth is not only alive, but she is a Goddess of great spiritual light and advancement. This unique book describes two actual visits to the center of Earth made by Dr. George King, an accomplished Yoga Master. He made this incredible journey in a fully conscious projected state and Visit to The Logos of Earth recounts this experience in living detail. Dr. King describes his meeting with three ancient and highly evolved beings who reside there. This incredible visit to the actual heart - or Logos - of Earth culminates with his overwhelming experience in seeing and experiencing a part of the life form of the Earth herself. This book is packed with inspirational spiritual revelations, and beautiful insights into the great living goddess beneath our feet, our Mother Earth. It is an initiatory text which is essential for all serious spiritual aspirants. UNVEILING THE ANCIENT, SECRET MYSTERIES OF THE LIFE FORCE OF THE PLANET EARTH. Visit to The Logos of Earth is a true story which describes, in graphic detail, the supernormal experiences of the author, George King, D.Sc., Th.D., who made two visits deep into the centre of Earth, near the living Heart of the Planet. He was met, on both of these occasions, by The Three Ancient Lords Of The Flame, Who have accepted the responsibility as Protectors of the Life Force of this Planet. These Beings, ancient and wise beyond description, are the most highly-evolved Masters living on Earth—to this present day and have been throughout history. The author also describes the amazing scene, during his second visit, when he was allowed the supreme honour of standing before the astounding Ineffable Flame Of The Logos, which is the Life Force of the Goddess—Terra. Visit to The Logos of Earth contains descriptions which are published, for the first time, and would not have been put into print, by the author, had he not received permission and sanction to do so from The Ancient Lords Of The Flame. For all times, this puts a Blessing on the authenticity of the unique revelations given in this book. Visit to The Logos of Earth also contains, as well as other vital information, a Transmission from Cosmic Sources regarding the Initiation of the Solar System. This must rank as one of the most hopeful and inspiring statements ever made to the populace of Earth.
Author: Georg Khlewind Publisher: SteinerBooks ISBN: 1584204915 Category : Psychology Languages : en Pages : 153
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"The coming of a spiritual age must be preceded by the appearance of an increasing number of individuals who are no longer satisfied with the normal intellectual, vital, and physical existence of man, but perceive that a greater evolution is the real goal of humanity and attempt to effect it in themselves, to lead others to it, and to make it the recognized goal of the race. In proportion as they succeed, and to the degree to which they carry this evolution, the yet unrealized potentiality which they represent will become the actual possibility of the future." --Sri Aurobindo, The Human Cycle Sri Aurobindo stands out as one of the deepest and most profoundly relevant of contemporary Asian spiritual masters speaking to the West. His vision transcends the distinctive strengths and weaknesses of India and the West, and his discipline brings the yogas of the Gita to the task of world transformation. His collaborator, The Mother, offers a blueprint for the utopian community Auroville, giving sage advice on the ideal of a spiritually based approach to education. Robert McDermott's afterword in this revised edition recounts the increased significance of Aurobindo's message in the West--especially for America--since the book was first published in 1973. Here is an invaluable resource for understanding the underlying connections and common ground between Eastern and Western teachings and traditions for modern thinkers and spiritual seekers.
Author: Piotr Ashwin-Siejkowski Publisher: BRILL ISBN: 9047429710 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 204
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Drawing on Photios' synopsis of the eight errors contained in Clement of Alexandria's lost work 'Hypotyposeis', this book offers a re-examination of second-century theology . The book stresses the importance understanding Clement's work in its original Alexandrian context.
Author: Eva Brann Publisher: Paul Dry Books ISBN: 1589882644 Category : Philosophy Languages : en Pages : 186
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“In this extraordinary meditation, Eva Brann takes us to the fierce core of Heraclitus's vision and shows us the music of his language. The thought and beautiful prose in The Logos of Heraclitus are a delight.”—Barry Mazur, Harvard University “An engaged solitary, an inward-turned observer of the world, inventor of the first of philosophical genres, the thought-compacted aphorism,” “teasingly obscure in reputation, but hard-hittingly clear in fact,” “now tersely mordant, now generously humane.” Thus Eva Brann introduces Heraclitus—in her view, the West’s first philosopher. The collected work of Heraclitus comprises 131 passages. Eva Brann sets out to understand Heraclitus as he is found in these passages and particularly in his key word, Logos, the order that is the cosmos. “Whoever is captivated by the revelatory riddlings and brilliant obscurities of what remains of Heraclitus has to begin anew—accepting help, to be sure, from previous readings—in a spirit of receptivity and reserve. But essentially everyone must pester the supposed obscurantist until he opens up. Heraclitus is no less and no more pregnantly dark than an oracle…The upshot is that no interpretation has prevailed; every question is wide open.”
Author: Georg Kühlewind
Author: John Sallis
Author: Richard Leviton
Author: Susanna Lindberg
Author: Anna-Teresa Tymieniecka
Author: Kitarō Nishida
Author: George King
Author: Georg Khlewind
Author: Piotr Ashwin-Siejkowski
Author: Eva Brann