"First published 2021"--Title page verso. Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-196) and index.
Contents:
Machine generated contents note: 24. Human Resources and Hubris. 2. `The Resources of a Much Earlier Phase of the Tradition' -- 3. The Distractions of Baruch Spinoza -- 4. Immanuel Kant: `To Regard as Petty What We Are Otherwise Anxious About' -- 5. Wittgenstein's Cool Temple -- 6. Rilke, Shakespeare and a Little Freud -- 7. Concealment and Revelation -- 8. Mindfulness and the Form of a Philosophical Life -- 9. Epictetus: `The Beginning of Philosophy' -- 10. Ted Hughes: Evaporation, Translation, Translocation -- 11. Philosophy as an Inventive Convergence of Methods -- 12. Richard Norman: `The Truths It Contains Are Human Truths' -- 13. Perspectives: Marmalade Stains on the Breakfast Table -- 14. David Hume: Wanting the Natural Sentiments of Humanity -- 15. `What is the Difference between Love and God's Love?' -- 16. `Peace, Wild Wooddove, Shy Wings Shut' -- 17. `Only a Little Snivelling Half-Wit Can Maintain That' -- 18. `The World Is Too Much with Us' -- 19. Of Self and SELF, of Atman and Anatman -- 20. `I Am Myself Alone' -- 21. The Five Heaps or Skandhas -- 22. `We Claim That There Is a Person but We Do Not Say That He Is an Entity' -- 23. Birds, Frogs, and Tintern Abbey -- 24. Human Resources and Hubris. Human resources and hubris. 'The resources of a much earlier phase of the tradition' -- The distractions of Baruch Spinoza -- Immanuel Kant: 'To regard as petty what we are otherwise anxious about' -- Wittgenstein's cool temple -- Rilke, Shakespeare ... and a little Freud -- Concealment and revelation -- Mindfulness and the form of a philosophical life -- Epictetus: 'the beginning of philosophy ... ' -- Ted Hughes: evaporation, translation, translocation -- Philosophy as an inventive convergence of methods -- Richard Norman: 'the truths it contains are human truths' -- Perspectives: marmalade stains on the breakfast table -- David Hume: wanting the natural sentiments of humanity -- 'What is the difference between love and God's love?' -- 'Peace, wild wooddove, shy wings shut' -- 'Only a little snivelling half-wit can maintain that' -- 'The world is too much with us' -- Of self and SELF, of tman and Antman -- 'I am myself alone' -- The five heaps or skandhas -- 'We claim that there is a person but we do not say the He is an entity' -- Birds, frogs, and Tintern Abbey -- Human resources and hubris.
Summary:
"Many people describe themselves as secular rather than religious, but they often qualify this statement by claiming an interest in spirituality. But what kind of spirituality is possible in the absence of religion? In this book, Michael McGhee shows how religious traditions and secular humanism function as 'schools of wisdom' whose aim is to expose and overcome the forces that obstruct justice. He examines the ancient conception of philosophy as a form of ethical self-inquiry and spiritual practice conducted by a community, showing how it helps us to reconceive the philosophy of religion in terms of philosophy as a way of life. McGhee discusses the idea of a dialogue between religion and atheism in terms of Buddhist practice and demonstrates how a non-theistic Buddhism can address itself to theistic traditions as well as to secular humanism. His book also explores how to shift the centre of gravity from religious belief towards states of mind and conduct."--Publisher's description.
Series:
Cambridge studies in religion, philosophy, and society
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