Morality and Mysticism
Stace and others maintain that mystical consciousness reveals the identity of selves and, therefore, provides a justification for altruism. Zaehner argues that some types of mystical consciousness apparently reveal the identity of such opposites as good and evil, and Danto holds that mystical consci...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley-Blackwell
1976
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Journal of religious ethics
Year: 1976, Volume: 4, Issue: 1, Pages: 29-36 |
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| Summary: | Stace and others maintain that mystical consciousness reveals the identity of selves and, therefore, provides a justification for altruism. Zaehner argues that some types of mystical consciousness apparently reveal the identity of such opposites as good and evil, and Danto holds that mystical consciousness involves a transcendence of all distinctions, including moral distinctions. Thus, for both Zaehner and Danto mysticism undercuts morality. The author attempts to show that these positions are defective and suggests that there are no important epistemic or logical connections between mystical consciousness and morality. |
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| ISSN: | 1467-9795 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of religious ethics
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