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Wittgenstein’s Mystical Will and Catholic Theology: A Continental Philosophy Approach to the Transcendental Dimensions of Human Action

Religions October 28, 2025 Nicos Kaloyirou

This article explores Ludwig Wittgenstein’s conception of the will through close engagement with his primary texts, the Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus, Notebooks 1914–1916, and Philosophical Investigations, demonstrating profound resonances with Catholic mystical theology and social teaching. By integrating insights from Peter Tyler’s analysis of mystical strategies, Richard McDonough’s defense...

On the Limits of the Sayable and their Overcoming by ʻLanguage Gamesʼ in the Thinking of Ludwig Wittgenstein and Islamic Mystical Philosophers of the 11th and 12th Centuries

October 28, 2025 Berenike Metzler

On the Limits of the Sayable and their Overcoming by ʻLanguage Gamesʼ in the Thinking of Ludwig Wittgenstein and Islamic Mystical Philosophers of the 11th and 12th Centuries was published in Philosophy and Mysticism in the Islamic World on page 11.

Paradise Paths: Text, Authority, Philosophy and the Mystic Impulse in the Munqidh of Abū Ḥāmid al-Ghazālī (450 – 505/1058 – 1111) and the Vida of Teresa de Jesús (1515 – 1582)

October 28, 2025 Ian Richard Netton

Paradise Paths: Text, Authority, Philosophy and the Mystic Impulse in the Munqidh of Abū Ḥāmid al-Ghazālī (450 – 505/1058 – 1111) and the Vida of Teresa de Jesús (1515 – 1582) was published in Philosophy and Mysticism in the Islamic World on page 113.

EVAZIUNE ONIRICĂ DIN COTIDIANUL DISTOPIC ÎN MATRICEA MITOPOETICĂ A FIINȚEI: „NUNȚILE NECESARE” DE DUMITRU ȚEPENEAG [DREAMLIKE ESCAPE FROM DYSTOPIAN EVERYDAY LIFE INTO THE MYTHOPOETIC MATRIX OF BEING: “THE NECESSARY MARRIAGE” BY DUMITRU ȚEPENEAG]

Incursiuni în imaginar October 23, 2025 Liliana Danciu

The present study aims to capture the way in which the Romanian writer Dumitru Țepeneag deconstructs the myth in order to reconstruct it in the mystical atmosphere of reverie which is highly experienced by the main character of the novel Nunțile necesare (The Necessary Marriage). The theoretician of the aesthetic oneirism in Romanian literature proves to be a talented writer who capitalizes on...

Toward the Enlightened Self: How Mindfulness and Psychedelics Relate to Self-Transcendence and Connectedness

October 16, 2025 Minka Witke, Paweł Holas preprint

Objective. Spirituality and religiosity have long been associated with experiences that transcend ordinary self-awareness, often described as mystical union or nondual awareness. This study examines the concept of the “enlightened self” as a transcendent ideal, focusing on the role of mindfulness practice and psychedelic experiences in fostering self-transcendence, nondual awareness, and...

DOI: 10.31234/osf.io/qkvsh_v1 (opens in new tab) Mindfulness Spirituality Religiosity Mediation +7

Epistemologi Mistisisme Perspektif Bertrand Russell dan Mulyadhi Kartanegara

Paradigma October 15, 2025 Hatta Classix, Wawan Kurniawan

This study is motivated by the tension between modern rationalism, which remains critical of mysticism, and religious thought that integrates spiritual experience into the framework of epistemology. The research aims to comparatively examine the epistemology of mysticism in Bertrand Russell and Mulyadhi Kartanegara, focusing on the definition, the way mystical experience is attained, its...

Psychosis or Spiritual Experience? Rethinking Mental States Through Cultural and Mystical Lenses

Journal of Scientific Exploration October 15, 2025 Stephanie El Chakieh

Psychotic processes remain poorly understood mental states. This review aims to examine the spiritual challenges and discrepancies surrounding psychosis, and the role cultural backgrounds and beliefs play in determining whether a psychotic episode is considered a pathological condition. The article explores mediumship, shamanism, and mystical experiences, examining their similarities and...

The Noble Eightfold Path as a Technology for the Cessation of Dukkha

International Journal For Multidisciplinary Research October 13, 2025 Nguyen THI TOT -, Pallabi Mukherjee -

Abstract This article frames the Noble Eightfold Path as a rigorously engineered method, a "technology" for diagnosing, reducing, and ultimately ceasing dukkha (unsatisfactoriness). Drawing on early discourses, the Path's eight factors are mapped to a three-layer architecture: sīla (ethical reliability) supplies system stability; samādhi (collectedness) delivers performance optimization by...

DOI: 10.36948/ijfmr.2025.v07i05.57443 (opens in new tab) Full text (opens in new tab) Operationalization Goodwill Path computing Soundness +18