Mysticism, Mind, Consciousness by Robert K. C. Forman (1999, Trade Paperback)

STATE University of New York Press

0791441709

9780791441701

991740

Mysticism, Mind, Consciousness

Robert K. C. Forman

Trade Paperback

English

Mind & Body, Mysticism, Cognitive Psychology & Cognition

1999

Psychology, Body, Mind & Spirit, Religion, Philosophy

224 Pages

9in

1in

6in

11.2 Oz

Bl625.F64 1999

"Forman undermines the accepted view of how humans come to know what has rested virtually unchallenged since Kant." -- Beverly J. Lanzetta, Grinnell College

Preface 1. Mystics and Constructivists Part I: The Pure Consciousness Event 2. Reports of Pure Consciousness Events 3. Of Horses and Horse Carts 4. Non-Linguistic Mediation 5. Buddhists and Constructivism Part II: A New Model for Pure Consciousness 6. Of Horse Carts and Space Capsules Constructive Language and Spiritual Techniques 7. Knowledge by Identity Part III: The Dualistic Mystical State 8. Silence, Thinking, and Cutting Carrots Characterizing an Advanced Mystical State 9. The Janus-Faced Soul: An Epistemology of the Dualistic Mystical State 10. Concluding Remarks Notes Bibliography Index

1999

Trade

98-047983

291.422

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