Perennialism through the lens of otherness
Fecha de publicación
2020ISSN
1321-0122
Resumen
Otherness has been a subject of the utmost relevance for continental philosophy since the beginning of the 20th century, constituting what might be characterized as an otherness turn. Otherness is here understood as the awareness that one has that other beings or things have their own separate beingness that is not subsumed within oneself. Its essential role in human relations permits the creation of a critical perspective of analysis, a “lens of otherness.” Applying this lens to perennialism up through its latest iterations reveals some problematic aspects of this approach. By contrast, participatory thought may be a more “otherness compliant” alternative to perennialism. Whereas perennialism can be seen as being geared toward theoretical unification, participatory approaches are arguably guided by an ethos of otherness. Otherness is thus advanced as a relevant aspect in the debate on perennialism, and participatory thought is proposed as a more viable philosophical frame for
transpersonal studies.
Tipo de documento
Artículo
Versión del documento
Versión publicada
Lengua
English
Materias (CDU)
00 - Ciencia y conocimiento. Investigación. Cultura. Humanidades
Palabras clave
Alteritat
Perennialisme
Teoria transpersonal
Lent de l'alteritat
Filosofia continental
Alteridad
Perennialismo
Teoría transpersonal
Lente de alteridad
Filosofía continental
Otherness
Perennialism
Transpersonal theory
Lens of otherness
Continental philosophy
Páginas
19
Publicado por
California Institute of Integral Studies
Publicado en
International Journal of Transpersonal Studies
Citación
Fernandez-Borsot, Gabriel. Perennialism through the lens of otherness. International Journal of Transpersonal Studies, 2020, p. 1-18. Disponible en: <https://digitalcommons.ciis.edu/advance-archive/19/>. Fecha de acceso: 14 mar. 2024.
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