A philosophy of sacred nature : prospects for ecstatic naturalism / edited by Leon Niemoczynski and Nam T. Nguyen.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Niemoczynski, Leon J., 1977- editor.

Nguyen, Nam T., 1959- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Philosophy of nature.

Naturalism.

Corrington, Robert S., 1950-.

Corrington, Robert S.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (220 p.)

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

<span><span>This book introduces Robert Corrington's "ecstatic naturalism," a new perspective in understanding "sacred" nature and naturalism, and explores what can be done with this philosophical thought. This is an excellent resource for scholars of Continental philosophy, philosophy of religion, and American pragmatism. </span></span><br /><span><span> </span></span><br /><span><span> </span></span>

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; Prospects for Ecstatic Naturalism; Chapter One: Reflections on the Philosophy of Robert S. Corrington; Chapter Two: Ecstatic Naturalism; Chapter Three: Ecstatic Naturalism and the Sacred; Chapter Four: The Spirit of Robert S. Corrington's Ecstatic Naturalism; Chapter Five: Nature's Primal Self; Chapter Six: Corrington's "Natural Self" as the "Subject of Truth"; Chapter Seven: Ecstatic Naturalism in American Psychological Biography; Chapter Eight: Robert Corrington's Ecstatic Naturalism and the Social Construction of Reality

Chapter Nine: Nature's Spontaneity and IntentionalityChapter Ten: Ecology Re-naturalized; Chapter Eleven: Ecstatic Nature and Earthly Abyss; Chapter Twelve: Cleaving the Light; Chapter Thirteen: Unruly Gods; Chapter Fourteen: The Categorial Schema; Selected Bibliography of Robert S. Corrington; Index; About the Contributors

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-7391-9967-6

OCLC:

897070066