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Dialectics and the Sublime in Underhill's Mysticism / / by Peter Chong-Beng Gan
| Dialectics and the Sublime in Underhill's Mysticism / / by Peter Chong-Beng Gan |
| Autore | Gan Peter Chong-Beng |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2015.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore : , : Springer Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (251 p.) |
| Disciplina |
10
200 |
| Soggetto topico |
Philosophy
Religion Philosophy, general Religious Studies, general |
| ISBN | 981-287-484-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Preface and Acknowledgements -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- 1.1: Evelyn Underhill and her foundational text on mysticism -- 1.2: Mysticism: concept, approaches and the thrust of this study -- 1.3: Writings on and by Underhill -- 1.4: Procedure -- 1.5: The chapters -- 1.6: A note on gender pronouns -- Chapter 2: Being-Becoming -- 2.1: Introduction -- 2.2: Vitalism: transcendence in this world of flux -- 2.3: A general configuration of being, becoming and infinite being -- 2.4: Being and becoming and the mediating dialectic -- 2.5: Being and becoming and the individualizing dialectic -- 2.6: Transcendence and immanence and the being-becoming dialectics -- 2.7: Sublimity and the two forms of mystical transcendence -- 2.7.1: The sublime in transcendence as including-exceeding -- 2.7.1.1: Experiencing divine reality as infinite -- 2.7.1.2: Experiencing all finite beings as immersed in infinite reality -- 2.7.2: The sublime in transcendence as excluding -- 2.8: Chapter conclusion -- Chapter 3: Infinity-Finitude -- 3.1: Introduction -- 3.2: Talking about infinity -- 3.2.1: Potential and actual infinities: establishing the contention -- 3.2.2: A synthesis of potential and actual infinities -- 3.3: Dialectical trinity -- 3.3.1: Configuring the relational structure of the trinity -- 3.3.2: Hegel’s infinity and trinity -- 3.4: The problem of objectivity in mystical intimacy -- 3.4.1: Trans subjectivism and mysticism -- 3.4.2: Objective idealism and mysticism -- 3.4.3: Tentative unitivism and mysticism -- 3.5: Chapter conclusion -- 4: Light-Darkness (I) -- 4.1: Introduction -- 4.2: A dialectical metaphor -- 4.2.1: Dialectical pairing -- 4.2.2: Dialectical procedure as negation of negation -- 4.3: Mysticism’s stage development: an overview -- 4.4: The dawn of the mystical quest -- 4.4.1: Testimonials on awakening -- 4.4.2: Sublime awakening -- 4.5: The first transformative night -- 4.5.1: Detachment -- 4.5.2: Mortification -- 4.5.3: Dialectical incorporation, universal-particular dialectic, and sublimity -- 4.6: Illumination -- 4.7: Chapter conclusion -- Chapter 5: Light-Darkness (II) -- 5.1: Introduction -- 5.2: The second transformative night -- 5.2.1: Dark night and depression -- 5.2.2: Sublimity and the negation of negation -- 5.2.3: Darkness as emptiness -- 5.2.4: Oscillation and co-existence of light and darkness -- 5.2.5: Purification of sense and spirit -- 5.2.6: Mystical death -- 5.3: The Unitive Life -- 5.3.1: Experience of mystical union and the issue of the content of consciousness -- 5.3.2: Union experience versus identity experience -- 5.3.3: The enduring unitive life -- 5.4: Chapter conclusion -- Chapter 6: Conclusion -- 6.1: Sublime beauty and beautiful sublime -- 6.2: Overall summing-up and suggestions for future researches -- References -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910484139503321 |
Gan Peter Chong-Beng
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| Singapore : , : Springer Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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A Miscellany of Modern Musings : Reflections from Modern Western Thinkers / / by Peter Chong-Beng Gan
| A Miscellany of Modern Musings : Reflections from Modern Western Thinkers / / by Peter Chong-Beng Gan |
| Autore | Gan Peter Chong-Beng |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2024.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore : , : Springer Nature Singapore : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2024 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (126 pages) |
| Disciplina | 190 |
| Soggetto topico |
Philosophy, Modern
Political science - Philosophy Early Modern Philosophy Political Philosophy |
| ISBN |
9789819740024
9789819740017 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: René Descartes -- Chapter 3: John Locke -- Chapter 4: Blaise Pascal -- Chapter 5: Mary Astell -- Chapter 6: Benedict Spinoza -- Chapter 7: David Hume -- Chapter 8: Immanuel Kant -- Chapter 9: Georg W.F. Hegel -- Chapter 10: Søren Kierkegaard -- Chapter 11: John Stuart Mill -- Chapter 12: Friedrich Nietzsche -- Chapter 13: Leo Tolstoy -- Chapter 14: Albert Einstein. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910872186203321 |
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Gan Peter Chong-Beng
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| Singapore : , : Springer Nature Singapore : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2024 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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