The art of mysticism : an inquiry into the notion of ineffability in (cataphatic) mystical experience
The University of Queensland June 19, 2007 Paul C. Martin 3 citations
One of the defining characteristics of mystical experience posited by the psychologist and pragmatist philosopher William James in 1902 is that of ineffability, or indescribability. In this thesis my aim is to inquire into this notion of ineffability, indeed to problematize its understanding, by relating it to concepts of art and aesthetics. It is a preliminary attempt to apply the terminology...