This book explores dialogue as a transformative form of
philosophical practice by unveiling the method behind the unique
dialogue developed by mystic and thinker Jiddu Krishnamurti
(1895–1986). While Krishnamurti himself generally rejected the
cultivation of systems and techniques, Shai Tubali argues that
there are easily identifiable patterns through which Krishnamurti
strove to realize his dialogical aims. For this reason, he refers
to this method, whose existence has evaded Krishnamurti’s
followers and scholars alike, as the Krishnamurti dialogue. He
suggests that these discursive patterns serve to broaden our
understanding of the possibilities of philosophical and religious
dialogues and further illuminate established forms of dynamic
discourse, such as the Socratic method.  Inspired by
Pierre Hadot’s revolutionary reading of the classical Greco-Roman
texts, the author centers his attention on Plato’s Socratic
dialogues and the guru–disciple conversations in the Hindu
Upanishads, which fall within the scope of what may be termed
‘the transformative dialogue’: dialogues that have been written
with the intention of bringing about a transformation in the mind
of the interlocutor and reader and reorienting their way of life.
This text appeals to students as well as researchers and suggests
that the Krishnamurti dialogue is not only a continuation and
development of the transformative dialogue, but that it also
amalgamates ingredients of classical Western philosophy and South
Asian mysticism. Moreover, this type of dialogue encourages readers
to revisit the lost practice of transformative philosophy, in that
it reveals new pathways of philosophical and religious inquiry that
bear thought-provoking practical implications.Â
General
Imprint: |
Springer International Publishing AG
|
Country of origin: |
Switzerland |
Series: |
Sophia Studies in Cross-cultural Philosophy of Traditions and Cultures, 41 |
Release date: |
September 2023 |
First published: |
2023 |
Authors: |
Shai Tubali
|
Dimensions: |
235 x 155mm (L x W) |
Pages: |
200 |
Edition: |
2023 ed. |
ISBN-13: |
978-3-03-140073-5 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
3-03-140073-9 |
Barcode: |
9783031400735 |
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