‘Something Within Me Which Shines’: Knowing and Unknowing God and the Self

Philosophers of the theory-of-mind have always grappled with how to describe and image human mental processes, given the impossibility of accessing a perspective outside consciousness from which to analyse it. This article considers the history of models of the mind before exploring in detail Meiste...

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Auteur principal: Stephens, Rebecca (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group 2023
Dans: Medieval mystical theology
Année: 2023, Volume: 32, Numéro: 2, Pages: 74-88
Sujets non-standardisés:B Brain
B Ontology
B Mysticism
B Psychology
B Self-knowledge
B Catégorie:Musique soul
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Résumé:Philosophers of the theory-of-mind have always grappled with how to describe and image human mental processes, given the impossibility of accessing a perspective outside consciousness from which to analyse it. This article considers the history of models of the mind before exploring in detail Meister Eckhart’s conception of psychology, epistemology and ontology. Eckhart’s German Sermons and Talks of Instruction are drawn on to tease out his understanding of the mind/brain and the sensible, rational and intellectual faculties. The article looks especially to Eckhart’s writings on union with the divine and the apophatic struggle to conceive or intelligibly communicate, from the human perspective, the transcendent, timeless and unrestricted knowledge which is the Godhead.
ISSN:2046-5734
Contient:Enthalten in: Medieval mystical theology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/20465726.2023.2268460