The Study and Review of Single Experience
پژوهشنامۀ انتقادی متون و برنامههای علوم انسانی January 8, 2025 DOI: 10.30465/crtls.2020.5304 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Book review Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | Mysticism |
| Keywords | God Single experience Unity Religions Philosophia perennis |
| Key findings | The book "The Single Experience" neglects the theoretical foundations of wisdom and makes incorrect claims about religions, but its focus on a single experience may promote interreligious convergence. |
Abstract
Philosophy of mysticism is a branch of philosophy and one of the topics of interest to studies of mysticism. In this field are proposed three theories of constructivism, philosophia perennis, and non-intentionality. People are counted like Stacey, James from the first theory processors, and Katz is one of the proposers of the second theory and Foreman of third theory designers. In reviewing the book of The Single Experience, one of the new works on the philosophy of mysticism, we concluded that the author, despite many efforts, did not mention the theoretical foundations of wisdom, while at the same time explaining the views of religions on the subject and sometimes making incorrect claims about them. For example, somewhere in the book is denying the existence, the unity of existence in the Jewish religion that is wrong. The book’s lack of careful attention to theories of constructivism and philosophia perennis that are directly related to this subject has diminished the validity of the book. Of course, addressing a single experience can also help to extend this topic and preparation of convergence between religions and their followers and be a step towards deepening religious beliefs.