Egocentricity and Mysticism

An Anthropological Study
Erscheinungsjahr 2016
ISBN: 978-0-231-16912-7
Verlag: Columbia University Press

Buch, Englisch, 200 Seiten, Format (B × H): 225 mm x 225 mm, Gewicht: 346 g

Ernst Tugendhat sees mysticism as a response to a deep need for peace of mind. We experience this need in connection to our discursive practices that relate us to and differentiate us from one another and the world we inhabit for a short period of time. This condition, Tugendhat shows, prompts us to "step back" from our egocentric concerns. Mysticism satisfies our need for self-transcendence born from the tensions arising from language, social interaction, and mortality.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Tugendhat, Ernst

Weitere Mitwirkende

Wenning, Mario

Procyshyn, Alexei

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Moderne Philosophische Disziplinen Existenzphilosophie, Lebensphilosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Moderne Philosophische Disziplinen Philosophische Anthropologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Geschichte der Westlichen Philosophie Westliche Philosophie: 20./21. Jahrhundert
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionssoziologie und -psychologie, Spiritualität, Mystik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Translators' IntroductionIntroductionPart I. Relating to Oneself1. Propositional Language and Saying "I"2. "Good" and "Important"3. Saying "I" in Practical Contexts: Self-Mobilization and Responsibility4. Adverbial5. Relating to Life and DeathPart II. Stepping Back from Oneself6. Religion and Mysticism7. WonderAddendum: On Historical and Nonhistorical InquiryNotesIndex

Über Autor(innen)

Ernst Tugendhat is professor emeritus at Freie Universität Berlin and honorary professor at the University of Tübingen.