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Curing the Philosopher's Disease: Reinstating Mystery in the Heart of Philosophy
Author(s): Richard Jones (Author)
- Publisher: University Press of America
- Publication Date: 28 Sept. 2009
- Language: English
- Print length: 304 pages
- ISBN-10: 076184810X
- ISBN-13: 9780761848103
Book Description
This book is a philosophical examination of the mysteries surrounding the foundations of science, philosophy, and religion. Much of Western philosophy and science is discussed in order to see our epistemological and metaphysical situation. The love/hate relation philosophers have with mystery is explored and the importance of mystery is reaffirmed.
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Review
The book”s most outstanding trait is its breadth. In under 300 pages, Jones sweeps through discursive regimes as diverse as logical positivism and evolutionary biology, string theory, and apophatic theology. Published On: 2010-08-12
About the Author
Richard H. Jones holds a Ph.D. from Columbia University in the history and philosophy of religion and an A.B. from Brown University in religious studies. He also has a J.D. from the University of California at Berkeley and practices law in New York City, where he lives. He is the author of Science and Mysticism (Bucknell University Press/Booksurge), Mysticism Examined (State University of New York Press), Reductionism (Bucknell University Press), Mysticism and Morality (Lexington Books), and numerous philosophy of religion and law review articles.
