From Ecclesiastes to Simone Weil
Subtitle: Varieties of Philosophical Spirituality
Publisher: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 302
ISBN-13: 9781611477245
Subjects: Philosophical theology; Philosophy; Spirituality
Description: "From Ecclesiastes to Simone Weil: Varieties of Philosophical Spiritualilty reads major philosophers from the Western philosophical canon and beyond for the spirituality implicit in their metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, aesthetics, and logic. Its aim is to revive for the modern reader the spiritual import of philosophy as an area of inquiry and study. Spirituality is understood as a lived orientation toward the sacred. The sacred is characterized as the source of all being and human well-being. Philosophy is presented as an avenue of approach to the sacred alternative to the Western religious tradition." - publisher's description.