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The Transcendental Philosophy of Franklin Merrell-Wolff

By Ron Leonard

The Transcendental Philosophy of Franklin Merrell-Wolff book

The Transcendental Philosophy of Franklin Merrell-Wolff

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Provides a critical exposition of the philosophy of Franklin Merrell-Wolff, a contemporary Western mystic. This book provides a critical exposition of the philosophy of Franklin Merrell-Wolff, a twentieth-century mystic and philosopher-an exceedingly rare and fruitful combination. Wolff's training in philosophy and science convinced him that it was important to ground his thought in immediate awareness to avoid the pitfalls of mere intellectual speculation. As a mystic, he included firsthand accounts of his experiences and transformations, the sort of invaluable primary data that is most often lacking in a mystic's writings. Ron Leonard discusses Wolff's influences and realizations and uses phenomenological and analytic methods to explore the implications of his work within the contemporary philosophical context. In particular, Leonard focuses on Wolff's two primary claims: (1) that Consciousness, transcending the subject-object structure, is primary, and (2) that there is in mystical experience a means of knowing other than sensation and conception. This book explores the accounts of Wolff's grounding in the immediacy of his Realizations, and the nature and philosophical significance of mysticism for our understanding of knowledge, reality, and ourselves.
Product details
Number of Pages:
389
Release Date:
1999-07-29
Publication Date:
1999-07-29
Publisher:
State University of New York Press
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0791442152
ISBN13:
9780791442159
Weight:
694 g
Height:
159 cm
Width:
236 cm
Thickness:
26 cm
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