Overview
- Focuses on Jiddu Krishnamurti’s innovative method of dialogue
- Brings Krishnamurti’s thought into extensive dialogue with philosophical and religious traditions
- Covers the principle of the transformative dialogue in both East and West
Part of the book series: Sophia Studies in Cross-cultural Philosophy of Traditions and Cultures (SCPT, volume 41)
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This book explores dialogue as a transformative form of philosophical practice by unveiling the method behind the unique dialogue developed by mystic and thinker Jiddu Krishnamurti (1895–1986). While Krishnamurti himself generally rejected the cultivation of systems and techniques, Shai Tubali argues that there are easily identifiable patterns through which Krishnamurti strove to realize his dialogical aims. For this reason, he refers to this method, whose existence has evaded Krishnamurti’s followers and scholars alike, as the Krishnamurti dialogue. He suggests that these discursive patterns serve to broaden our understanding of the possibilities of philosophical and religious dialogues and further illuminate established forms of dynamic discourse, such as the Socratic method.
Inspired by Pierre Hadot’s revolutionary reading of the classical Greco-Roman texts, the author centers his attention on Plato’s Socratic dialogues and the guru–disciple conversations inthe Hindu Upanishads, which fall within the scope of what may be termed ‘the transformative dialogue’: dialogues that have been written with the intention of bringing about a transformation in the mind of the interlocutor and reader and reorienting their way of life. This text appeals to students as well as researchers and suggests that the Krishnamurti dialogue is not only a continuation and development of the transformative dialogue, but that it also amalgamates ingredients of classical Western philosophy and South Asian mysticism. Moreover, this type of dialogue encourages readers to revisit the lost practice of transformative philosophy, in that it reveals new pathways of philosophical and religious inquiry that bear thought-provoking practical implications.
Keywords
- Jiddu Krishnamurti in Dialogue
- Katha Upanishad dialogue with Death
- Jiddu Krishnamurti Philosophy
- Negation Indian Philosophy
- Plato Mysticism
- Pierre Hadot Spiritual Exercise
- Multicultural Philosophy
- South Asian Religion and Philosophy
- Philosophy as spiritual excercise
- Socratic Method and Krishnamurti
- philosophical dialogue and krishnamurti
- katha upanishad
- mysticism and krishnamurti
Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Front Matter
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The Classical Philosophical Dialogue
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Front Matter
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The Krishnamurti Dialogue
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Front Matter
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Krishnamurti and the Classical Philosophical Dialogue
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
Reviews
“Tubali’s erudite study contributes significantly to our understanding of “multicultural” philosophy. He illustrates that Pierre Hadot’s hermeneutic approach, which has been applied persuasively to Greco-Roman philosophical texts, is a viable methodology for reading Eastern religio-philosophical texts, such as the Upaniṣads. Moreover, when directed to the teachings of the contemporary mystical philosopher, Krishnamurti, Tubali breaks rank with previous analyses that emphasize Krishnamurti’s dismissal of techniques and methods. He argues that Krishnamurti indeed has a method in his dialogues, namely, using a type of negation to bring about a pivotal transformation in the minds of his interlocutors. This book will surely stimulate lively discussions in circles interested in Krishnamurti’s teachings, and Eastern philosophies, as well as those seeking to broaden the rationalistic constraints of contemporary Western philosophy.” (Hillary P. Rodrigues, Professor of Religious Studies atthe University of Lethbridge, Canada, author of Introduction to the Study of Religion (Routledge 2009) and Introducing Hinduism (Routledge 2023))
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Transformative Philosophical Dialogue
Book Subtitle: From Classical Dialogues to Jiddu Krishnamurti’s Method
Authors: Shai Tubali
Series Title: Sophia Studies in Cross-cultural Philosophy of Traditions and Cultures
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-40074-2
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Religion and Philosophy, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2023
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-40073-5Published: 26 September 2023
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-40076-6Published: 27 September 2024
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-40074-2Published: 25 September 2023
Series ISSN: 2211-1107
Series E-ISSN: 2211-1115
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 258
Topics: Philosophy of Religion, Comparative Religion, Philosophical Traditions