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Critical Mysticism or Critical Ethos? Intercultural Reflections on Stephen Palmquist’s Kant and Mysticism

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 December 2020

Eric S. Nelson
Eric S. Nelson*
Affiliation:
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
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eric.nelson@ust.hk
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Abstract

This contribution offers a sympathetic historical and intercultural reflection on Stephen Palmquist’s work Kant and Mysticism. It examines (1) the appropriateness of this portrayal of Kant and mysticism in relation to its historical context (which encompasses figures such as Malebranche, Spinoza and Swedenborg), suggesting that Kant is committed to an account of rationality, ethical personhood and a ‘critical ethos’ in tension with mysticism; and (2) the inadequacy of Kant’s understanding of mysticism in the context of South and East Asian philosophical and religious discourses, indicating the need for an intercultural turn in the philosophy of religion.

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intercultural philosophymysticismperspectivismrationality
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Kantian Review , Volume 26 , Issue 1 , March 2021 , pp. 119 - 127
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© The Author(s), 2020. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Kantian Review

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