Absolutization: the source of dogma, repression and conflict

"This book puts forward a theory of absolutization, bringing together a multi-disciplinary understanding of this central flaw in human judgement, and what we can do about it. This approach, drawing on Buddhist thought and practice, philosophy, psychology, neuroscience, embodied meaning and syst...

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Main Author: Ellis, Robert M. (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Sheffield, UK Bristol, CT Equinox Publishing Ltd 2022
In: Middle way philosophy (Volume 1)
Year: 2022
Series/Journal:Middle way philosophy Volume 1
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Absoluteness / Cognition theory / Buddhist philosophy
Further subjects:B Concepts
B Buddhist Philosophy
B Knowledge, Theory of
B Categorization (Psychology)
Parallel Edition:Erscheint auch als: Ellis, Robert M: Absolutization. - Bristol, CT : Equinox Publishing Ltd., 2022. - 9781800502079
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Summary:"This book puts forward a theory of absolutization, bringing together a multi-disciplinary understanding of this central flaw in human judgement, and what we can do about it. This approach, drawing on Buddhist thought and practice, philosophy, psychology, neuroscience, embodied meaning and systems theory, offers a rigorous introduction to absolutization as the central problem addressed in Middle Way Philosophy, which is a synthetic approach developed by the author over more than twenty years in a series of books. It challenges disciplinary boundaries as well as offering a substantial framework for practical application"--
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:1800502060