Panentheism and the "Most Nonsensical Superstition" of Polytheism: A Critical Examination of K. C. F. Krause's Reception of Vedānta and Hindu Religion
The German philosopher K. C. F. Krause (1781-1832) found deep conceptual parallels between his panentheistic system and the Indian philosophy of Vedānta. This article critically examines Krause's understanding of Vedānta and popular Hindu religion. I argue that while Krause was correct in viewi...
| Subtitles: | "Special Issue - The Philosophy and Theology of Karl Christian Friedrich Krause" |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2022
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| In: |
European journal for philosophy of religion
Year: 2022, Volume: 14, Issue: 2, Pages: 187-208 |
| Further subjects: | B
K. C. F. Krause
B Panentheism B Vedanta |
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| Summary: | The German philosopher K. C. F. Krause (1781-1832) found deep conceptual parallels between his panentheistic system and the Indian philosophy of Vedānta. This article critically examines Krause's understanding of Vedānta and popular Hindu religion. I argue that while Krause was correct in viewing the mystical panentheistic doctrine of Vedānta as a precursor to his own philosophy, he was also frequently misled by unreliable translations and secondary texts. Krause, I suggest, was mistaken in characterizing the Hindu practice of image worship as "polytheism" and "idolatry," and I contend, from a Vedāntic standpoint, that Krause's denial of the divinity of Jesus is inconsistent with his own panentheistic metaphysics. |
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: European journal for philosophy of religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.24204/ejpr.2022.3638 |