Integral philosophy : the common logical roots of anthropology, politics, language, and spirituality / Johannes Heinrichs.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Heinrichs, Johannes, 1942- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Self-knowledge, Theory of.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (309 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Stuttgart, Germany : Ibidem Verlag, [2018]

Summary:

This cumulative course on Johannes Heinrichs's philosophical works presents the essence of his previous publications: a rich, consistent, and novel monolithic system defying temptations by the zeitgeist. Starting with an emphasis on reflection as the basis of epistemology, Heinrichs also covers the mind-body dualism in an anthropology chapter, moves on to presenting summaries of his theory of democracy as well as his philosophical semiotics, followed by an outline of structural and integral ontology. An overview of ethical positions in the final chapter proves the fertility of Heinrichs's theoretical-reflection methods.Heinrichs (born 1942 in Duisburg/Rhine, Germany) developed a "reflection system theory" which is an original up-to-date development of German idealism, inspired by the multi-value logic of Gotthard Günther. His reflection theory of language presents an alternative to the current language analysis as well as to Chomsky's way of universal grammar. By his systematic approach, he opposes the mere historicism of most Western philosophers, also by the spiritual character of his very methodical philosophy. In spiritual respects, he is near to Sri Aurobindo.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction to the English/Indian Edition

Chapter 1 Epistemological Entry

Philosophy as self- and sense-reflection

Consciousness of one's own activity as a basic sense experience

Dialectical unity of content and activity

The structured ensemble of sense-elements

The self-reflexive nature of the Ego: The knife that cuts itself

Necessary distinctions

It: The dialectic of subject and object

YOU: The I-You dialogic as the source of community

WE and the medium of sense

A summary of the structured ensemble of the senseelements

Chapter 2 Philosophical Anthropology

Person as self-reference in external relation

The triad of body-soul-spirit

From Three to Seven: The anthropological three circle-model

Views of tasks

Chapter 3 Social Philosophy: Outlines of a Value Levels Democracy

From human actions to the social system

Interpersonal reflection as the principle of dynamic social systems

Self-organization of the social organism and system theory

The leap into the great organism: Differentiation of subsystems

Modern differentiation and social circuit capability

Four "heart chambers" of democracy

Practical conclusions

Institutional approach or departure from the bottom?

Unlike Plato's Politeia

Unlike the Indian caste system

Chapter 4 Semiotic Theory of Action

Is there an order in the types of human action?

"Reconstruction" as a dialog between concept and experience (methodological remarks)

The main subdivisions of the action genres

To the practiced conception of philosophy

Chapter 5 Semiotic Language Theory

Survey

Language and action

1. Sigmatic or sign dimension

2. Semantics or meaning dimension

3. Pragmatics or the action dimension of language

4. Syntax or connection dimension.

Chapter 6 Semiotic Theory of Arts

Linguistic stylistics as logical continuation of syntax

Transition from language to language art

From "fine art" to the art of expression

The action-logical division of arts

A theory of literal genera on the basis of language logic

Chapter 7 Religious Philosophy

Historical situation

The big semiotic levels: Action-Language-Art-Mystic

Correspondence to Sri Aurobindo's concept of the "Supramental"

The main divisions of mystic

The human sense of infinity

"Supermind" and "Self-consciousness of the universe"

Belief and insight

Final remarks to a new spiritual pedagogy

Chapter 8 Ontology

Historical introduction

"Being" as the center in the structure of senseelements

Two different pairs of opposites

Reflection-theoretical sketch of regional ontologies

Sighting further ontological tasks in using the "wand of analogy"

Final comment on the question of immortality

Chapter 9 Meta-Ethics

The knowledge dependency of ethical reflection

What means moral goodness? Where does obligation come from?

Where does the diversity of moral and ethical positions come from?

The reflection-logical spectrum of moral principles

Material value ethics and value communication (instead of "discourse")

Individual and social ethics

The hierarchy of human needs according to Abraham Maslow

Summary: Ethics of Enlightenment or of raising awareness

Appendix to the "Integral Theory" of Ken Wilber

Detailed Table of Contents

Index of names.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9783838271484

3838271483