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Quietism, Agnosticism and Mysticism

Mapping the Philosophical Discourse of the East and the West

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Editors:
  1. Krishna Mani Pathak

    1. Department of Philosophy, Hindu College, University of Delhi, Delhi, India

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  • Addresses the topics pertaining to the metaphysics and epistemologies of Quietists, Agnosticists, and Mysticists

  • Brings together a diverse group of scholars to explore a topic that can make a significant difference in the area

  • Deals with the philosophies of Quietism, Agnosticism, and Mysticism

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xx
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  4. The Mystic’s World

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 157-157
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    2. Plotinus and Godlike Virtues

      • Stephen R. L. Clark
      Pages 159-176

    3. Connection Between Faith and Reason in Religious Mysticism

      • Mansi Handa
      Pages 177-195

    4. Mysticism of Experience, Faith in Communication: Nietzsche and Kierkegaard

      • Ole Höffken
      Pages 197-214

    5. Encoded Language as Mystical Revelation Among the Bāuls of West Bengal

      • Jarrod Hyam
      Pages 215-227

    6. The Cosmic World, the Mystical Mind and the Vedic Concept of Origination

      • Krishna Mani Pathak
      Pages 229-248

    7. Concluding Questions

      • Krishna Mani Pathak
      Pages 249-261

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 263-279
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About this book

This book presents a unique collection of papers on various philosophical aspects of the unknown and unvoiced truth and reality of the cosmic world. It offers a systematic analysis of the three philosophical theories of Quietism, Agnosticism and Mysticism and introduces readers to the fundamentals of mystical knowledge claimed by philosophical schools of the east and the west. It discusses, debates and deliberates on philosophical issues concerning the acquisition of truth, its objectivity and its various dimensions along with the application of thoughts pertaining to Quietism, Agnosticism, and metaphysical-mystic traditions in philosophy. It examines and precisely defines the scope and limits of knowledge, the respective way of life, its expressions and morality, mystical revelation, ineffability of the ultimate, value realism, and faith and reason - with a primary focus on the classical Indian schools of Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Agnosticism, the Bāuls, Greek traditions, modern western meta-philosophy, and contemporary quietist debate in religion and theology. This insightful collection should be of great interest to independent researchers, students and teachers of philosophy, theology, Mysticism and Agnosticism, cultural studies and religious studies.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Philosophy, Hindu College, University of Delhi, Delhi, India

    Krishna Mani Pathak

About the editor

Krishna Mani Pathak (PhD, Heidelberg) is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Hindu College, University of Delhi, India. He has worked as lecturer at Heidelberg University, Germany and as Visiting Professor at the Mahatma Gandhi Institute, Mauritius. He is an active member of the American Philosophical Association and is currently serving as member of its Committee for International Cooperation for a three years term. He is also on the editorial board of the Acorn Journal, USA. He is a founding life member of the Ludwig Wittgenstein Philosophical Society (LWPS) of India. His publications cover a range of topics from theoretical to comparative philosophy to applied philosophy. His recent publications have appeared in the series of Routledge Studies in Eighteenth-Century Philosophy, Springer’s Schopenhauer on Self, World and Morality, Sage Open, Journal of Human Values, Tulsi Prajñā, Asia Journal of Global Studies, International Journal of Applied Ethics and WCP proceedings. He has also been external assessor for grant applications of SSHRC, Canada and article editor for Sage Publications

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Quietism, Agnosticism and Mysticism

  • Book Subtitle: Mapping the Philosophical Discourse of the East and the West

  • Editors: Krishna Mani Pathak

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-3223-5

  • Publisher: Springer Singapore

  • 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 Singapore Pte Ltd. 2021

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-16-3222-8Published: 22 December 2021

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-981-16-3225-9Published: 23 December 2022

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-16-3223-5Published: 01 January 2022

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XX, 279

  • Number of Illustrations: 4 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: History of Religion, Spirituality, Epistemology

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