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Auteur(s) : Kalmanson, Leah (1977-....)
Titre(s) : Cross-cultural existentialism [Texte imprimé] : on the meaning of life in Asian and Western thought / Leah Kalmanson
Publication : London ; New York (N.Y.) : Bloomsbury Academic, 2021
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (190 p.) ; 23 cm
Note(s) : Bibliogr. p. 168-181. Index
"Expanding the scope of existential discourse beyond the Western tradition, this book
engages Asian philosophies to reassess vital questions of life's purpose, death's
imminence, and our capacity for living meaningfully in conditions of uncertainty.
Inspired by European existentialism in theory, the book explores concrete techniques
for existential practice via the philosophies of East Asia. The investigation begins
with the provocative existential writings of twentieth-century Korean Buddhist nun
Kim Iryop, who asserts that meditative concentration conducts a potent energy outward
throughout the entire karmic network, enabling the radical transformation of our shared
existential conditions. Understanding her claim requires a study of East Asian traditions
more broadly. Considering practices as diverse as Song-dynasty Chinese views on mental
cultivation, Buddhist merit-making ceremonies, the ritual memorization and recitation
of texts, and Yijing divination, the book concludes by advocating a speculative turn.
This 'speculative existentialism' counters the suspicion toward metaphysics characteristic
of twentieth-century European existential thought and, at the same time, advances
a program for action. It is not a how-to guide for living, but rather a philosophical
methodology that takes seriously the power of mental cultivation to transform the
meaning of the life that we share"
Sujet(s) : Kim, Ir-yŏp (1896-1971) -- Critique et interprétation
Existentialisme
Philosophie orientale
Méditation -- Bouddhisme
Indice(s) Dewey :
181 (23e éd.) = Philosophie orientale
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9781350140011 (rel.). - ISBN 1350140015. - ISBN 9781350140028 (erroné). - ISBN
9781350140035 (erroné)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb46627646d
Notice n° :
FRBNF46627646
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Table des matières : Machine generated contents note:1.. Meaningful Dilemmas: Existential Inquiry in the
Western Tradition -- ; 2.. The Creation of New Values, Part I: Karmic Transformations
-- ; 3.. The Creation of New Values, Part II: Cosmic Correspondences -- ; 4.. Rituals
for Existential Re-habituation.
