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Philosophical Perspectives on Esotericism

From the 19th Century to the Present
 
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This volume offers the first systematic philosophical study of esotericism and late modern philosophy. It addresses fundamental philosophical questions related to esotericism and reveals that esoteric ideas have had decisive impact on countless important philosophers, even if this fact has been neglected in contemporary philosophy.

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This volume offers the first systematic philosophical study of esotericism and late modern philosophy. It addresses fundamental philosophical questions related to esotericism and reveals that esoteric ideas have had decisive impact on countless important philosophers, even if this fact has been neglected in contemporary philosophy.


The first part of the book is dedicated to substantial and methodological questions. What is philosophy, what is esotericism, and how should we think about their relationship? The second section is more historically oriented, and it is divided in two parts. Part I is concerned with German romanticism and idealism, with a specific focus on the influence of esotericism on Hegel and Schelling, as well as the connection between romanticism and Kabbalah in the work of Gershom Scholem. Part II explores esotericism in phenomenology, pragmatism, and post-idealism, specifically in the work of William James, Martin Heidegger, Henri Bergson, and Roy Bhaskar.


Philosophical Perspectives on Esotericism will appeal to scholars and advanced students working in philosophy of religion, history of philosophy, and religious studies.

Table of Contents:

Editor?s Introduction Olli Pitkänen  Section 1: Substantial and Methodological Questions  1. Esoteric Endeavours in Philosophy Zsuzsanna Kondor  2. Philosophical Askesis as an Esoteric-Mystical Exercise Marina Christodoulou  3. Mystical Ensemble: (Re)Defining Mysticism Antti Piilola  4. (Meta-)Reflecting the Other: Peter Hamilton-Giles?s Occult Philosophy Adas Diržys  5. The Intensification of Myth: Esotericism and Literature in Furio Jesi Emanuele Curcio  Section 2: Historical Perspectives  German Romanticism and Idealism  6. Kabbalah and Romanticism James Clow  7. Schelling, Hegel, and Esotericism Glenn Alexander Magee  8. Hegel and Levinas on the Notion of Esoteric Thought Stavros S. Panayiotou  Post-Idealism, Phenomenology, Pragmatism  9. Gnosis and the Aporetic Notion of Truth: Heidegger and Meister Eckhart Erik Kuravsky  10. Cosmic Harmony and an Unseen Order: On Mysticism, Panpsychism, and Philosophical Temperaments in William James Sami Pihlström  11. The Starry Heavens Within: Roy Bhaskar and the Theosophical Depths of Critical Realism Jason ?nanda Josephson Storm  12. Materializing the Occult: Matter, Spirit, and Image in the Two Bergsons John Ó Maoilearca  13. A Phenomenology of the Esoteric: On ?Soul? and ?Time? Tareq Ayoub