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1988 by David Loy Originally published by Yale University Press in 1989 with the title Nonduality: A Study in Comparative Philosophy This edition first published in 2018 by Wisdom Publications. All rights reserved.
From a philosophical perspective nonduality is a particularly imprecise notion, first because there are many types of dualism, and second because nonduality negates an unspecified dualism in an unspecified way.
Before examining the nondualist strands in Western philosophy, we should say a few words about Western mysticism. The writings of the great Western mystics tend to overlap both philosophy and religion. Their writings are not as logically precise as philosophy; neither do they require the same level of faith as religious writings.
David Loy's essay on nonduality explores the concept through the lens of language and thought, emphasizing a pluralistic approach.
Written in clear, jargon-free style that does not assume prior familiarity, this book will appeal to a wide variety of readers including psychotherapists and psychoanalysts, scholars of religion, Continental philosophers, and readers seeking clarity on the Great Matter itself.
take this particular dualism seriously as a description of how some people think, feel, and act. We would probably hesitate to describe such people as nondualists on the strength that Latour has identified contradictions in their dualism that point to a universal default nondualism.
Is non-dualism a fruitful conceptual revision or just a philosophical thought experiment with no or little significance for science? > Method • We provide a concise introduction to non-dualism's central new proposals and an overview of the papers. > Results • Fourteen contributors show how this way of thinking and speaking can be ...
