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Contemplation - The Movements of the Soul

English · Hardback

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This book offers a philosophical introduction to the theory and practice of contemplation. Kevin Hart examines a variety of religious, aesthetic, and philosophical notions, shedding light on the singular qualities of contemplation.

List of contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. First Thoughts About Contemplation
2. Questions of Practice and Cognition
3. Ways of Contemplating
4. What to Contemplate
5. Why Contemplate?
Notes
Further Reading
Index

About the author

Kevin Hart is the Jo Rae Wright University Professor in the Divinity School at Duke University. His most recent books include Lands of Likeness: For a Poetics of Contemplation (2023) and Dark-Land: Memoir of a Secret Childhood (2024). His recent poems are collected in Wild Track: New and Selected Poems (2015).

Summary

What is contemplation? How is it distinct from meditation? Is contemplation essentially religious or mystical? What should one contemplate, and how? Are there different styles of contemplation, and why should one practice them? Ought we try to lead more contemplative lives?

This book offers a philosophical introduction to the theory and practice of contemplation. Kevin Hart examines a variety of religious, aesthetic, and philosophical notions, shedding light on the singular qualities of contemplation. This book spans topics including the spiritual exercises of the ancient Greeks, overlooked aspects of Christian spirituality, and aesthetic contemplation of nature and art. Contemplation ranges from ancient thinkers such as Aristotle, Plato, and Plotinus to Aquinas and other medieval theologians as well as modern philosophers like Kant, Husserl, and Wittgenstein. Though focused on Christianity, it also considers contemplation in other religious traditions, among them Buddhism, Hinduism, Judaism, Islam, and Paganism.

Concise and comprehensive, this book provides both religious and nonreligious readers with a foundational understanding of the history and nature of contemplation as well as the benefits of practicing it.

Product details

Authors Kevin Hart
Publisher Columbia University Press
 
Languages English
Product format Hardback
Released 28.06.2024
 
EAN 9780231213462
ISBN 978-0-231-21346-2
No. of pages 160
Series No Limits
Subjects Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology
Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works

PHILOSOPHY / Mind & Body, Philosophy of Mind, RELIGION / Mysticism, mysticism, religion; philosophy

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