Reviving Intellectual Intuition in Metaphysics
Kenneth Rose
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AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper |
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| Key points | Argues that intellectual intuition, banned by Kant and long neglected, should be revived in metaphysics as a contemplative faculty (nous or buddhi) that gives immediate discernment of being, and that being parcels itself into intellectual forms underlying the physical and mental worlds. |
Abstract
Calling for a revival of intellectual intuition in metaphysics long after its banning by Kant, Kenneth Rose overcomes the forgetfulness of being through contemplative ontology. Rose argues for the reinstatement of intellectual intuition in metaphysics long after its banning by Kant. His claim is not merely the conclusion of a thought-experiment or of an exercise in conceptual analysis. It is the result of the contemplative recognition of being with a meditatively concentrated intellect:nousin Greek andbuddhiin Sanskrit. Recognizing intellectual intuition as a long-neglected faculty of philosophical insight, Rose shows how it can result in an immediate, intuitive discerning of being. He discusses how being parcels itself out into the intellectual forms providing the underlying nonphysical arrangement of the physical and mental worlds. By reviving the use of intellectual intuition in metaphysics, Rose draws upon historical sources across multiple Asian and Anglo-European philosophical schools. This is a work of contemplative constructive philosophy that breaks down divisions between science, philosophy, and religion and between diverse cultures and divergent worldviews.