Decoding Schopenhauer S Metaphysics

Author : Bernardo Kastrup
Publisher : John Hunt Publishing
Page : 137 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2021-02-26
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781789045666

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Decoding Jung's Metaphysics by Bernardo Kastrup Pdf

More than an insightful psychologist, Carl Gustav Jung was the twentieth century's greatest articulator of the primacy of mind in nature, a view whose origins vanish behind the mists of time. Underlying Jung's extraordinary body of work, and providing a foundation for it, there is a broad and sophisticated system of metaphysical thought. This system, however, is only implied in Jung's writings, so as to shield his scientific persona from accusations of philosophical speculation. The present book scrutinizes Jung’s work to distil and reveal that extraordinary, hidden metaphysical treasure: for Jung, mind and world are one and the same entity; reality is fundamentally experiential, not material; the psyche builds and maintains its body, not the other way around; and the ultimate meaning of our sacrificial lives is to serve God by providing a reflecting mirror to God’s own instinctive mentation. Embodied in this compact volume is a journey of discovery through Jungian thoughtscapes never before revealed with the depth, force and scholarly rigor you are about to encounter.

Author : Bernardo Kastrup
Publisher : John Hunt Publishing
Page : 143 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2020-07-31
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781789044270

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Decoding Schopenhauer’s Metaphysics by Bernardo Kastrup Pdf

First proposed more than 200 years ago, Schopenhauer's extraordinarily prescient metaphysics - if understood along the lines thoroughly elucidated and substantiated in this volume - offers powerful answers not only to the paradoxes of quantum mechanics, but also to modern philosophical dilemmas such as the hard problem of consciousness - which plagues mainstream physicalism, and the subject combination problem - which plagues constitutive panpsychism. This invaluable treasure of the Western philosophical canon has eluded us so far because Schopenhauer’s argument has been consistently misunderstood and misrepresented, even at the hands of presumed experts. Hoping to change this situation, Decoding Schopenhauer’s Metaphysics, offers a conceptual framework, a decoding key for unlocking the sense of Schopenhauer’s metaphysical contentions in a way that renders them mutually consistent. With this key in mind, even those who earlier dismissed Schopenhauer’s metaphysics should be able to return to it with fresh eyes and at last grasp its meaning. And for those as yet unacquainted with Schopenhauerian thought, this volume offers a succinct and accessible entry path.

Author : Bernardo Kastrup
Publisher : John Hunt Publishing
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2019-03-29
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781785357404

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The Idea of the World by Bernardo Kastrup Pdf

A rigorous case for the primacy of mind in nature, from philosophy to neuroscience, psychology and physics. The Idea of the World offers a grounded alternative to the frenzy of unrestrained abstractions and unexamined assumptions in philosophy and science today. This book examines what can be learned about the nature of reality based on conceptual parsimony, straightforward logic and empirical evidence from fields as diverse as physics and neuroscience. It compiles an overarching case for idealism - the notion that reality is essentially mental - from ten original articles the author has previously published in leading academic journals. The case begins with an exposition of the logical fallacies and internal contradictions of the reigning physicalist ontology and its popular alternatives, such as bottom-up panpsychism. It then advances a compelling formulation of idealism that elegantly makes sense of - and reconciles - classical and quantum worlds. The main objections to idealism are systematically refuted and empirical evidence is reviewed that corroborates the formulation presented here. The book closes with an analysis of the hidden psychological motivations behind mainstream physicalism and the implications of idealism for the way we relate to the world.

Author : Bernardo Kastrup
Publisher : John Hunt Publishing
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2014-04-25
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781782793618

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Why Materialism Is Baloney by Bernardo Kastrup Pdf

The present framing of the cultural debate in terms of materialism versus religion has allowed materialism to go unchallenged as the only rationally-viable metaphysics. This book seeks to change this. It uncovers the absurd implications of materialism and then, uniquely, presents a hard-nosed non-materialist metaphysics substantiated by skepticism, hard empirical evidence, and clear logical argumentation. It lays out a coherent framework upon which one can interpret and make sense of every natural phenomenon and physical law, as well as the modalities of human consciousness, without materialist assumptions. According to this framework, the brain is merely the image of a self-localization process of mind, analogously to how a whirlpool is the image of a self-localization process of water. The brain doesn’t generate mind in the same way that a whirlpool doesn’t generate water. It is the brain that is in mind, not mind in the brain. Physical death is merely a de-clenching of awareness. The book closes with a series of educated speculations regarding the afterlife, psychic phenomena, and other related subjects. ,

Author : Bernard Kastrup
Publisher : John Hunt Publishing
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2012-01-27
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781846948602

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Meaning in Absurdity by Bernard Kastrup Pdf

This book is an experiment. Inspired by the bizarre and uncanny, it is an attempt to use science and rationality to lift the veil off the irrational. Its ways are unconventional: weaving along its path one finds UFOs and fairies, quantum mechanics, analytic philosophy, history, mathematics, and depth psychology. The enterprise of constructing a coherent story out of these incommensurable disciplines is exploratory. But if the experiment works, at the end these disparate threads will come together to unveil a startling scenario about the nature of reality. The payoff is handsome: a reason for hope, a boost for the imagination, and the promise of a meaningful future. Yet this book may confront some of your dearest notions about truth and reason. Its conclusions cannot be dismissed lightly, because the evidence this book compiles and the philosophy it leverages are solid in the orthodox, academic sense. ,

Author : Robert Stern
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2009-05-07
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780199239108

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Hegelian Metaphysics by Robert Stern Pdf

Hegel's Metaphysics is a series of essays analysing the metaphysical ideas and influence of the great German philosopher G. W. F. Hegel (1770-1831). Robert Stern traces the way those ideas were taken up and criticised by the British Idealists and American Pragmatists, and by more contemporary continental philosophers.

Author : Bernardo Kastrup
Publisher : John Hunt Publishing
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2016-04-29
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781785352881

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More Than Allegory by Bernardo Kastrup Pdf

This book is a three-part journey into the rabbit hole we call the nature of reality. Its ultimate destination is a plausible, living validation of transcendence. Each of its three parts is like a turn of a spiral, exploring recurring ideas through the prisms of religious myth, truth and belief, respectively. With each turn, the book seeks to convey a more nuanced and complete understanding of the many facets of transcendence. Part I puts forward the controversial notion that many religious myths are actually true; and not just allegorically so. Part II argues that our own inner storytelling plays a surprising role in creating the seeming concreteness of things and the tangibility of history. Part III suggests, in the form of a myth, how deeply ingrained belief systems create the world we live in. The three themes, myth, truth and belief, flow into and interpenetrate each other throughout the book.

Author : Christopher Janaway
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2017-07-22
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1973731312

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Schopenhauer by Christopher Janaway Pdf

Schopenhauer: A Very Short Introduction By Christopher Janaway

Author : Bernardo Kastrup
Publisher : John Hunt Publishing
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2021-08-27
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781789046694

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Science Ideated by Bernardo Kastrup Pdf

Leading-edge empirical observations are increasingly difficult to reconcile with 'scientific' materialism. Laboratory results in quantum mechanics, for instance, strongly indicate that there is no autonomous world of tables and chairs out there. Coupled with the inability of materialist neuroscience to explain consciousness, this is forcing both science and philosophy to contemplate alternative worldviews. Analytic idealism the notion that reality, while equally amenable to scientific inquiry, is fundamentally mental is a leading contender to replace 'scientific' materialism. In this book, the broad body of empirical evidence and reasoning in favor of analytic idealism is reviewed in an accessible manner. The book brings together a number of highly influential essays previously published by major media outlets such as Scientific American and the Institute of Art and Ideas. The essays have been revised and improved, while two neverbeforepublished essays have been added. The resulting argument anticipates a historically imminent transition to a scientific worldview that, while elegantly accommodating all known empirical evidence and predictive models, regards mind not matter as the ground of all reality.

Author : Randy Allen Harris
Publisher : Parlor Press LLC
Page : 515 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2005-09-19
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781602359987

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Rhetoric and Incommensurability by Randy Allen Harris Pdf

Rhetoric and Incommensurability examines the complex relationships among rhetoric, philosophy, and science as they converge on the question of incommensurability, the notion jointly (though not collaboratively) introduced to science studies in 1962 by Thomas Kuhn and Paul Feyerabend. The incommensurability thesis represents the most profound problem facing argumentation and dialogue—in science, surely, but in any symbolic encounter, any attempt to cooperate, find common ground, get along, make better knowledge, and build better societies. This volume brings rhetoric, the chief discipline that studies argumentation and dialogue, to bear on that problem, finding it much more tractable than have most philosophical accounts.

Author : Richard L. Tieszen,Richard Tieszen
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2011-05-05
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9780199606207

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After Gödel by Richard L. Tieszen,Richard Tieszen Pdf

Richard Tieszen analyzes, develops, and defends the writings of Kurt Gödel (1906-1978) on the philosophy and foundations of mathematics and logic. Gödel's relation to the work of Plato, Leibniz, Husserl, and Kant is examined, and a new type of platonic rationalism that requires rational intuition, called 'constituted platonism', is proposed.

Author : Bernardo Kastrup
Publisher : John Hunt Publishing
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2015-05-29
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781785350191

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Brief Peeks Beyond by Bernardo Kastrup Pdf

This book is a multi-faceted exploration and critique of the human condition as it is presently manifested. It addresses science and philosophy, explores the underlying nature of reality, the state of our society and culture, the influence of the mainstream media, the nature of free will and a number of other topics. Each of these examinations contributes an angle to an emerging idea gestalt that challenges present mainstream views and behaviors and offers a sane alternative. The book is organized as a series of short and self-contained essays, most of which can be read in under one hour.

Author : Glenn S. Sunshine
Publisher : Westminster John Knox Press
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2005-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0664228151

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The Reformation for Armchair Theologians by Glenn S. Sunshine Pdf

This readable, accessible narrative story of the Protestant Reformation is written for lay audiences. It is part of the popular Westminster John Knox Press Armchair series and is illustrated with memorable cartoons by Ron Hill. The chapters of the book are suitable for use in church adult education settings to provide a solid grounding in the history of the Reformation and its leading ideas. Questions for discussion and suggestions for further reading provided for each chapter make this book great for group study. Since the Protestant Reformation is such a formative event in the lives of churches, it is important to have an accessible resource to tell its story available for laypersons in all denominations. Written by experts but designed for the nonexpert, the Armchair series provides accurate, concise, and witty overviews of some of the most profound moments and theologians in Christian history. These books are an essential supplement for first-time encounters with primary texts, a lucid refresher for scholars and clergy, and an enjoyable read for the theologically curious.

Author : Keiji Nishitani
Publisher : SUNY Press
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1990-10-02
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0791404382

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The Self-Overcoming of Nihilism by Keiji Nishitani Pdf

The first English translation (by Graham Parker, with Setsuko Aihara) of a forty-year-old Japanese classic--Nishitani's treatment of the problem of nihilism, with particular reference to Nietzsche's philosophical ideas, and from a perspective influenced by Buddhist thought. Paper edition (unseen), $14.95. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1872
Category : Electronic
ISBN : WISC:89000914747

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Elective Affinities by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Pdf