Taking nature mysticism seriously
Marshall and the metaphysics of the self
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20310434 |
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| Authors | Anthony N Perovich (Hope College, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 165-183 |
| Publication date | 2011-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Religious Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0034-4125 • E-ISSN: 1469-901X |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0034412510000211 |
| OpenAlex | W2166677256 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 3 |
Paul Marshall takes extrovertive mystical experience seriously by providing a metaphysical framework inspired by Plotinus and Leibniz that aims to interpret it non-reductively and to explain it persuasively. However praiseworthy Marshall's intentions, his account fails for a variety of reasons, among them an inability to establish convincingly why natural objects appear as transfigured and alive, characteristics frequently encountered in the reports of nature mystics. An alternative approach, rooted in contemporary pan-experientialist philosophy of mind, is able to take extrovertive mysticism equally seriously while accounting more successfully for its pre-eminent features at a less extravagant metaphysical cost
Epistemology · Metaphysics · Mysticism · Natural (archaeology) · Theology · History · Paranormal Experiences and Beliefs · Philosophy · Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices · Theology and Philosophy of Evil
| Highly cited | No |
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