Middle Way Philosophy 1: The Path of Objectivity, Volume 1Initially inspired by the Buddha's Middle Way, but working in Western Philosophy and related disciplines, Robert M. Ellis first developed Middle Way Philosophy in a Ph.D. thesis in 2001. This new detailed account is the product of a further ten years of refinement of his approach, and concentrates on the philosophical core. It will be followed by further volumes focusing more on the psychological and practical implications of the philosophy. Middle Way Philosophy aims to clear the ground for practical progress. It challenges many entrenched assumptions, including those of analytic philosophy. It also offers a new account of objectivity, as an incremental quality that helps us to engage with all conditions in our experience. It insists on a consistent approach to both facts and values that avoids both absolute claims and relativism. An important, original work, that should get the widest possible hearing. Iain McGilchrist, author of 'The Master and his Emissary' |
Contents
CONTENTS OF THIS VOLUME 5 CONTENTS OF THE REMAINING VOLUMES 8 INTRODUCTION 18 1 THE AVOIDANCE OF METAPHYSI... | 78 |
AGAINST THE FACTVALUE DISTINCTION 85 J METAPHYSICAL ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT THE SELF 92 2 THE APPEAL TO EXPERIENCE ... | 124 |
SUPPRESSION 105 I BALANCE AND INTEGRATION 111 3 DOGMATISM 114 METAPHYSICS AS A BLOCKAGETO INTEGRATION 115 TH... | 147 |
Contents of the remaining | 159 |
volumes | 174 |
E EXPRESSIVISM 150 4 THE ARCHETYPES 155 THE ROLE OF ARCHETYPES IN MEANING 156 THE HERO 159 THE SHADOW 163 THE ... | 206 |
B ASYMMETRICAL MEANINGINTEGRATION 272 C THE LIMITS OF MEANINGINTEGRATION 274 8 POLITICAL FORMS OF MEANINGI... | 259 |
G THE MEANING OF THE MIDDLE WAY 209 6 THE PRACTICE OF INTEGRATING MEANING 211 INTEGRATING LANGUAGE 212 INTE... | 267 |
F SUBJECTIVISM 133 G THE SPIRIT OF CAPITALISM 138 4 THE PRACTICE OF INTEGRATING DESIRE 144 THE FOUR EXERTIONS 145 T... | 273 |
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CONFLICT MODELS AND INTEGRATION MODELS 245 D INTEGRATION IN RELATION TO OBJECTIVITY 249 E INTEGRATION IN REL... | 324 |
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