Perennialism through the lens of otherness
Publication date
2020ISSN
1321-0122
Abstract
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.
Document Type
Article
Document version
Published version
Language
English
Subject (CDU)
00 - Prolegomena. Fundamentals of knowledge and culture. Propaedeutics
Keywords
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
Pages
19
Publisher
California Institute of Integral Studies
Is part of
International Journal of Transpersonal Studies
Citation
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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