Space, Time, and Deity: the Gifford Lectures at Glasgow, 1916-1918
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| Rating | : | 4.38 (767 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1290122644 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 466 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-03-04 |
| Language | : | English |
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A Turnkey Worldview A reasonable, beautiful, thought-out worldview that is grounded in Vedic premises (with Alexander's Space-Time being conceptually akin to Brahman). There's a comprehensive, turnkey quality to Alexander's perspective. A wonderful, and, in some ways, very pragmatic extension of Spinoza-style pantheism. Of particular note (to me and hopefully you) is the graded/scaled notion of deity/divinity. In sum, a great example of Western nondual tradition.. Metaphysical Masterpiece If D. B. Larson is the Father of the Theory of the Universe of Motion, then Prof. Samuel Alexander is the Grandfather. I've read STD four times, and each time I've learned more. Alexander's metaphysics is empirical and systematic, the opposite of Hegel's. He starts with pure space-time (motion in a line), moves on to photons (vibrations), matter, chemical compounds, biological cells, the human mind, and Deity. Space and Time are not separate, but combined in Motion, which is the fundamental component . magellan said Great but under appreciated philosopher. I was trained mainly in the neurosciences and so philosophy wasn't my primary area of study. But I studied enough philosophy at the undergrad and graduate level to be able to understand and appreciate some of the most important areas and contributions philosophy has made (such as in the philosophy of science), and Alexander was one of the British philosophers that my teachers thought highly of.As other reviewers here have noted, Alexander's views on reality weren't typical of other philosophers of his