Mysticism examined : philosophical inquiries into mysticism / Richard H. Jones. [electronic resource]

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jones, Richard H., 1951-

Series:

SUNY series in Western esoteric traditions

SUNY series in Western esoteric traditions Mysticism examined

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mysticism.

Mysticism--Moral and ethical aspects.

Knowledge, Theory of (Religion).

Philosophy and religion.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (vii, 304 p. )

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, c1993.

Language Note:

English

Contents:

Part I. Mysticism and knowledge

1. Experience and conceptualization in mystical knowledge

2. Knowledge and unknowing in the Isa Upanisad

Part II. Mysticism and reason

3. Rationality and mysticism

4. The nature and function of Nagarjuna's argument

Part III. Mysticism and language

5. A philosophical analysis of mystical utterances

Part IV. Mysticism and science

6. Concerning Joseph Needham on Taoism

Part V. Mysticism and theology

7. The religious irrelevance of the ontological argument

Part VI. Mysticism and psychology

8. Concerning Carl Jung on Asian religious traditions

Part VII. Mysticism and ethics

9. Must enlightenment mystics be moral?

10. Theravada Buddhism and morality.

Notes:

Revised versions of articles previously published.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 287-300) and index.

ISBN:

1-4384-0802-1

0-585-06676-0