The Verifiability of Daoist Somatic Mystical Experience
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22109308 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Wen Chen (0000-0002-6839-8890, School of Ethnology and Sociology, Yunnan University; Kunming City College), Wen Qiang Chen (0000-0001-5542-9849, Yunnan University), Xiaoxing Zhang (0000-0003-2257-9845, Yunnan University) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 0 |
| Publication date | 2025-05-27 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Ergo an Open Access Journal of Philosophy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2330-4014 • E-ISSN: 2330-4014 |
| Publisher | University of Michigan Library (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.3998/ergo.7657 |
| OpenAlex | W4410764680 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 37 |
Mystical religious experiences typically purport to engage with the transcendent and often claim to involve encounters with spiritual entities or a detachment from the material world. Daoism diverges from this paradigm. This paper examines Daoist mystical experiences of bodily transformations and explores their epistemological implications. Specifically, we defend the justificatory power of Daoist somatic experiences against the disanalogy objection. The disanalogy objection posits that mystical experiences, in contrast to sense perceptions, are not socially verifiable and thereby lack prima facie epistemic value. We argue that some Daoist mystical bodily states, being essentially spatiotemporal, are exempt from this challenge. This leads to a broader understanding of mysticism and offers a partial resolution to the disanalogy objection
Art · Biology · Literature · Mysticism · Somatic cell · Traditional medicine · Chinese history and philosophy · Medicine · Philosophy · Psychology · Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices · Genetics
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |