Immediate Experience, Mystical ‘Encounters’ and the ‘Voice’ of God: Palmquist’s Critical Mysticism and Kant’s Theory of Experience
Lawrence Pasternack
Kantian Review March 1, 2021 DOI: 10.1017/s1369415420000448 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Commentary Peer reviewed |
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| Topics | Mystical experience Mysticism |
| Key points | The commentary examines Stephen Palmquist's treatment, in Part II of Kant and Mysticism, of the place of mystical experience in Kant's thought, focusing on three themes: 'immediate experience' or 'encounters,' the 'supervening' of religious experience on ordinary experience, and moral conscience as the 'voice' of God. |
Abstract
AbstractIn this brief commentary, I focus on Part II of Kant and Mysticism, where Stephen Palmquist explores the space for mystical experience in Kant. In particular, I focus on (a) what Palmquist calls ‘immediate experience’ or ‘encounters’; (b) what he calls the ‘supervening’ of religious experience on ordinary experience; and (c) moral conscience as the ‘voice’ of God.