Spirituality for the Skeptic - The Thoughtful Love of Life

After examining the ideas of great thinkers from Socrates to Kafka, a philosopher's radical approach to spirituality blends emotion, intellect, science, and common sense and urges a passionate enthusiasm for the world.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

• Preface


• 1: From Philosophy to Spirit and Spirituality


• 2: Spirituality as Passion


• 3: Spirituality as Cosmic Trust


• 4: Spirituality as Rationality


• 5: Facing Up to Tragedy


• 6: Spirituality, Fate and Fatalism


• 7: Looking Forward to Death


• 8: The Self in Transformation: Self, Soul and Spirit

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Robert C. Solomon is the Quincy Lee Centennial Professor of Business and Philosophy and Distinguished Teaching Professor at the University of Texas, Austin. His books include A Short History of Philosophy, A Passion for Wisdom, and The Joy of Philosophy, all published by Oxford.

Zusammenfassung

Is it possible to be spiritual and yet not believe in the supernatural? Can a person be spiritual without belonging to a religious group or organization? The author offers answers to these questions as he explores commonly held myths about what is means to be spiritual in a pluralistic world.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Professor Robert C. Solomon, Robert C Solomon, Robert C. Solomon, Robert C. (Quincy Lee Centennial Professor of Business and Philosophy and Distinguished Teaching Professor Solomon
• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 01.03.2002
• EAN: 9780195134674
• ISBN: 978-0-19-513467-4
• Seiten: 224
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Religion/Theologie; Sachbuch > Philosophie, Religion > Religion: Allgemeines, Nachschlagewerke; RELIGION / Spirituality, PHILOSOPHY / Religious, RELIGION / Philosophy, Spirituality & religious experience, Philosophy: metaphysics & ontology, Philosophy of religion, Spirituality and religious experience, Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge