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Agents of uncertainty - Mysticism, scepticism, Buddhism, art and poetry (Paperback)
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Agents of uncertainty - Mysticism, scepticism, Buddhism, art and poetry (Paperback)
Series: Consciousness, Literature and the Arts, 31
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Through an analysis of many different examples, Danvers articulates
a new way of thinking about mysticism and scepticism, not as
opposite poles of the philosophical spectrum, but as two fields of
enquiry with overlapping aims and methods. Prompted by a deep sense
of wonder at being alive, many mystics and sceptics, like the
Buddha, practice disciplines of doubt in order to become free of
attachment to fixed appearances, essences and viewpoints, and in
doing so they find peace and equanimity. They develop ways of
living with impermanence and the unexpected by letting go of
adherence to dogmatic beliefs and by suspending judgement. In
common with many artists and poets they act as agents of
uncertainty, actively disturbing the routines and habits of
day-to-day thought and behaviour in order to demonstrate how to
maintain a sense of balance and spontaneity in the midst of life's
difficulties. Topics explored include: being and self as process;
mysticism and language; scepticism and dogmatism; Buddhism,
interdependence and emptiness; Daoism and impermanence; dialectics
of doubt in art and poetry. Written in a lively and accessible
style, accompanied by drawings and photographs by the author, this
volume is aimed at scholars, artists, teachers, and anyone
interested in philosophy, religion, art, poetry and ways of being.
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