RT Article
T1 Contemplation and the Cogito: Thomas Merton on the Philosophical Roots of Modern Alienation
JF The Merton annual
VO 28
SP 159
OP 180
A1 Scruggs, Ryan
LA English
PB AMS Press
YR 2015
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1577207378
AB The article focuses on philosophical thoughts of American writer Thomas Merton regarding modern alienation. Topics discussed include cartesian consciousness as a hindrance to contemplation in the modern age, concern of Merton with true self and a person in relationship with God; and philosophies of philosopher René Descartes on the same.
K1 CARTESIANISM (Philosophy)
K1 DESCARTES, Rene, 1596-1650
K1 HUMANITIES literature
K1 Merton, Thomas, 1915-1968
K1 Social alienation