G-d, rationality, and mysticism / by Irving Block.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Block, Irving, 1930-

Series:

Marquette studies in philosophy ; #53.

Marquette studies in philosophy ; no. 53

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

God.

Rationalism.

Mysticism.

Schneerson, Menachem Mendel, 1902-1994.

Schneerson, Menachem Mendel.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (215 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

God, rationality, and mysticism

Place of Publication:

Milwaukee, Wis. : Marquette University Press, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book is aimed at addressing two common misconceptions. The first is that belief in G-d is purely a matter of faith and cannot be supported by rational arguments. The second is that rationality is incompatible with mysticism. The first part of this book argues that it is more rational to believe in G-d than not. The second part argues that instead of rationality being incompatible with mysticism, it ultimately leads to it. In the second part the author draws in particular on the literature of Chabad Hasidic philosophy and the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe. Special attention is devoted

Contents:

short title; title page; copyright page; table of contents; dedication; preface; introduction; part I G-d and Rationality; chapter 1 Rationality; chapter 2 The Validity of Rationality; chapter 3 The Teleological Argument; chapter 4 The Cosmological Argument; chapter 5 The Argument from Unity; Part II G-d and Mysticism; chapter 6 Creation; chapter 7 G-d's Goodness; chapter 8 The Moral Sense; chapter 9 The Meaning of Life; chapter 10 Near-Death Experiences; Appendix to Chapter 10: The Case of the Shoe on the Ledge; chapter 11 The End; Index

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

1-4416-2350-7

0-87462-340-5

OCLC:

460724160