Enlightenment Dialogues

eBook Download

BOOK EXCERPT:

Preface This combined narrative dialogue and play is about the uncreated, unborn and undying transcendent Self of God-consciousness and Buddha-nature. It describes an odyssey of transcendent Consciousness Awakening and Remembrance, as viewed from transpersonal and primarily post-metaphysical Onliness Way of Enlightenment perspective. The conversational interaction between the two characters of this book, which concerns their shared journey of transcendental Nondual Spirit-as-Spirit Consciousness Realization, is primarily intended to be read as a narrative dialogue. However, it is also created and structured in play format, and is intended to be presented to an audience as a play. And herein lies a formidable presentation problem. As a play, it almost certainly has a very limited audience appeal. In relation to the current content tastes of people of a general audience, the play has no scenes of violence, gun-play, murder, fighting, battles, sex scenes, yelling, screaming, car chases, flying saucers, and no bad guys versus good guys, monsters, vampires, aliens or cyborgs. The play simply involves the quiet dialogue between two characters over a sixteen year period, set in various scenic locations. So, speaking from the more cynical and pessimistic side of egoic self, I would say, to borrow the phrase of the burly “Mr. T” of the old TV series called “The A Team”, “I pity the fool” who tries to present this play to a general audience. This would almost certainly be a disaster. On the other hand, I suspect that there is a small, or should I say very small, and select audience of people who would variously enjoy and appreciate this play, and derive useful meaning and insight from it. So, speaking from the more optimistic and supportive side of egoic self, I would praise and encourage anyone, any producer, director, cast and crew, who had the courage, chutzpah, and theatrical nerve and skills to present this play to any audience, selective or otherwise.

Product Details :

Genre : Philosophy
Author : Martin Treon
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Release : 2011-07-07
File : 119 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9781462889891


Philosophical Dialogue In The British Enlightenment

eBook Download

BOOK EXCERPT:

This book offers the first full-length study of philosophical dialogue during the English Enlightenment. It explains why important philosophers - Shaftesbury, Mandeville, Berkeley and Hume - and innumerable minor translators, imitators and critics wrote in and about dialogue during the eighteenth century; and why, after Hume, philosophical dialogue either falls out of use or undergoes radical transformation. Philosophical Dialogue in the British Enlightenment describes the extended, heavily coded, and often belligerent debate about the nature and proper management of dialogue; and it shows how the writing of philosophical fictions relates to the rise of the novel and the emergence of philosophical aesthetics. Novelists such as Fielding, Sterne, Johnson and Austen are placed in a philosophical context, and philosophers of the empiricist tradition in the context of English literary history.

Product Details :

Genre : History
Author : Michael Prince
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Release : 1996
File : 316 Pages
ISBN-13 : 0521550629


The Dialogues Of The Dead Of The Early German Enlightenment

eBook Download

BOOK EXCERPT:

Starting from the little reliable information available, Riccarda Suitner conducts an exciting investigation of the authors, production, illustrations, circulation and plagiarism of a series of anonymous "dialogues of the dead" in the intellectual world of the early eighteenth century, proposing a new image of the German Enlightenment.

Product Details :

Genre : Religion
Author : Riccarda Suitner
Publisher : BRILL
Release : 2021-12-13
File : 291 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9789004465039


The Enlightenment Project In The Analytic Conversation

eBook Download

BOOK EXCERPT:

Analytic philosophy has been a dominant intellectual movement in the 20th century and a reflection of the cultural pre-eminence of scientism. In response to analytic philosophy's peculiar reticence (and inability) to discuss itself, this book provides its first comprehensive history and critique. The central element in the analytic conversation has been the Enlightenment Project: the appeal to an autonomous human reason, freed of any higher authority and channeling itself through science as its privileged tool. This centrality is demonstrated by systematically examining its presence and development in the philosophy of science, metaphysics, epistemology, language, psychology, social science, ethics, political philosophy, and the history of philosophy. This journey highlights the internal logical disintegration of that project. Post-modern relativism is its natural offspring and not a viable alternative. The Enlightenment Project's conception of physical science is defective; this defective conception of physical science renders the analytic conception of social science, philosophical psychology, and epistemology defective; and that defective conception of the human condition leads to defective conceptions of both moral and political philosophy, specifically the idea of social engineering or social technology. Throughout the book, an alternative conception of philosophy is presented as a way out of the abyss of analysis, an alternative that reconnects philosophy with the mainstream of Western civilization and initiates the process of providing a coherent cultural narrative. This book will be of particular interest to any sophisticated reader concerned about the lack of a coherent cultural narrative.

Product Details :

Genre : Philosophy
Author : N. Capaldi
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Release : 2013-04-17
File : 553 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9789401733007


Dialogues Of Philosophies Religions And Civilizations In The Era Of Globalization

eBook Download

BOOK EXCERPT:

Product Details :

Genre : Comparative civilization
Author : Zhao Dunhua
Publisher : CRVP
Release : 2007
File : 339 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9781565182431


The Postcolonial Enlightenment

eBook Download

BOOK EXCERPT:

Over the last thirty years, postcolonial critiques of European imperial practices have transformed our understanding of colonial ideology, resistance, and cultural contact. The Enlightenment has played a complex but often unacknowledged role in this discussion, alternately reviled and venerated as the harbinger of colonial dominion and avatar of liberation, as target and shield, as shadow and light. This volume brings together two arenas - eighteenth-century studies and postcolonial theory - in order to interrogate the role and reputation of Enlightenment in the context of early European colonial ambitions and postcolonial interrogations of Western imperial aspirations. With essays by leading scholars in the field, Postcolonial Enlightenment address issues central not only to literature and philosophy but also to natural history, religion, law, and the emerging sciences of man. The contributors situate a range of writers - from Hobbes and Herder, Behn and Burke, to Defoe and Diderot - in relation both to eighteenth-century colonial practices and to key concepts within current postcolonial theory concerning race, globalization, human rights, sovereignty, and national and personal identity. By enlarging the temporal and geographic framework through which we read, the essays in this volume open up alternate genealogies for categories, events and ideas central to the emergence of global modernity.

Product Details :

Genre : Literary Criticism
Author : Daniel Carey
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Release : 2009-02-26
File : 392 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9780191607813


Comparative Criticism Volume 20 Philosophical Dialogues

eBook Download

BOOK EXCERPT:

Comparative Criticism is an annual journal of comparative literature and cultural studies that has gained an international reputation since its inception in 1979. It contains major articles on literary theory and criticism; on a wide range of comparative topics; and on interdisciplinary debates. It includes translations of literary, scholarly and critical works; substantial reviews of important books in the field; and bibliographies on specialist themes for the year, on individual writers, and on comparative literary studies in Britain and Ireland.

Product Details :

Genre : Drama
Author : E. S. Shaffer
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Release : 1998-11-19
File : 400 Pages
ISBN-13 : 0521622417


Wisdom Of Chanakya Timeless Dialogues

eBook Download

BOOK EXCERPT:

Chanakya Neeta English | Chanakya Neeta Book Embark on a journey through the corridors of ancient wisdom with "Wisdom of Chanakya: Timeless Dialogues." This compelling collection unveils the profound insights and sagacious teachings of Chanakya, the renowned ancient Indian philosopher, economist, and political strategist. In this meticulously crafted compilation, each page resonates with Chanakya's timeless wisdom, offering guidance on leadership, governance, ethics, and the art of living a fulfilling life. As you delve into the profound dialogues, you'll discover pearls of intellect that transcend time, providing invaluable lessons for navigating the complexities of the modern world. Whether you choose the tangible embrace of the hardcover, the convenience of an audiobook, the tactile satisfaction of a paperback, or the portability of an e-book, "Wisdom of Chanakya" promises to be your trusted companion on the quest for personal and professional excellence. Unveil the secrets of success, governance, and ethical living as Chanakya's words come to life in this eloquent collection. Immerse yourself in the wisdom that has withstood the test of time and let the teachings of Chanakya inspire and guide you on your journey toward a purposeful and enlightened existence.

Product Details :

Genre : Fiction
Author : Moloy Nath
Publisher : Moloy Kumar Nath
Release : 2024-02-04
File : 350 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9798878041270


The Luxury Of Skepticism

eBook Download

BOOK EXCERPT:

From his close analysis of the works of the era's great philosophers, Dykstal argues that the dialogue as a literary form helped to develop, and subsequently transform, the public sphere in late seventeenth- and early eighteenth-century England."--BOOK JACKET.

Product Details :

Genre : Drama
Author : Timothy Dykstal
Publisher : University of Virginia Press
Release : 2001
File : 242 Pages
ISBN-13 : 0813920035


Dialogue Derailed

eBook Download

BOOK EXCERPT:

Joseph Ratzinger has shaped and guided the church's mission to proclaim the good news, as well as to forge good relations with non-Catholic Christian communities, other religious traditions, and the secular world at large. Through a critique of Ratzinger's theology, this book draws attention to the importance of theological discourses originating from non-European contexts. Mong highlights the gap between a dogmatic understanding of faith and the pastoral realities of the Asian church, as well as the difficulties faced by Asian theologians trying to make their voices heard in a church still dominated by Western thinking. While Mong concurs with much of Ratzinger's analysis of the problems in modern society - such as the aggressive secularism and crisis of faith in Europe - he brings attention to the realities of religious pluralism in Asia, which require the church to adopt a different approach in its theological formulations and pastoral practices.

Product Details :

Genre : Biography & Autobiography
Author : Ambrose Mong
Publisher : James Clarke & Company
Release : 2017-05-25
File : 348 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9780227906194