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Regarding Philosophy

Presenting a collection of articles and links on philosophy, especially geared towards Theosophy. The focus will be predominantly on the philosophical school of phenomenology. [continued]

Articles

The Relevance of Phenomenology for Theosophy. By Govert Schuller. Article making the case that the insights and ideas as developed within the phenomenological movement will find fruitful application in Theosophy.

The Seven Theosophical Principles: An Initial Experiential Grounding in Reflective Experience. Small essay by Govert Schuller using some philosophical concepts to add an experiential dimension to the seven Theosophical principles.

"The Two Sophias or the Relationship of Theosophy and Philosophy" by J.J. Poortman from Philosophy, Theosophy, Parapsychology: Some Essays on Diverse Subjects

Phenomenology and Spirituality (2001) by Govert Schuller

Do It Yourself Phenomenology (n.d.) by Theodore Kisiel

Empirical method in the study of esotericism By Wouter Hanegraaff.
Making a case along phenomenological lines against both reductionists and religionists that the empirical method is metaphysically neutral by employing methodological agnosticism and acknowledging the historicity of religious phenomena.

Heideggerian Thinking and the Eastern Mind by Rolf von Eckartsberg and Ronald S. Valle, from: Metaphors of Consciousness

A Plea for the Introduction of Edmund Husserl's Phenomenological method into Parapsychology (1953) by Gerda Walther

Dr. Schuller and B. de Spinoza
Article by W. Meijer originally published in the Dutch literary magazine De Navorscher in 1897 about the identity of the doctor present at Spinoza's death.

Source Materials

Reader for "The Power of Existential Intuition" class containing a wealth of phenomenological hand-outs, quadrants, schematisms and papers.

What is Phenomenology? (1962) by Maurice Merleau-Ponty. Much lauded Preface to his Phenomenology of Perception

Phenomenology. By Edmund Husserl for the Encyclopaedia Britannica (1927). Condensed presentation of his transcendental phenomenology.

Introduction to The Basic Problems of Phenomenology (Bloomington, IN:Indiana University Press, 1975). By Martin Heidegger. "... dealing not with phenomenology but with what phenomenology itself deals with. ... The point is not to gain some knowledge about philosophy but to be able to philosophise."

Phenomenology. Encyclopedia article by David Woodruff Smith. The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (summer 2018 Edition)

What is Phenomenology? Introductory article by Lester Embree. Covers basic themes and historical development.

Phenomenology of Religion. Article by A. Scott Moreau for the Evangelical Dictionary of Theology (revised edition; forthcoming 2000). Covers its reach and limits.

Contemplative Thinking: The European and Asian Approaches of Heidegger and Krishnamurti by Lex Hixon, chapter 1 from Coming Home: The Experience Of Enlightenment In Sacred Traditions

Bibliography

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Phenomenology and its relevance in certain academic disciplines and professional practices: An initial bibliography.
The reach of phenomenology into different non-philosophical domains has been steadily growing with, for now, no end in sight. This is a list of disciplines, which make extensive use of phenomenology in its self-understanding.

Reviews

Logical Investigations by Edmund Husserl. Reviewed by Daniel Dahlstrom.

Gesamtausgabe. Collected Edition of Martin Heidegger's works. Review article by Thomas Sheehan for the New York Review of Books.

Husserl, Heidegger, and the Space of Meaning by Steven Galt Crowell. Review by Eric Sean Nelson. "Crowell ... argues that Heidegger’s approach transforms rather than destroys Husserl’s basic insights about meaning and intentionality."

Heidegger and Nazism by Victor Farias. Review article by Thomas Sheehan for the New York Review of Books.

Heidegger's Way of Thought by Theodore Kisiel. Review by Richard Polt. "If a deep engagement with Heidegger's work is sought, however, then this collection and [Kisiel's] The Genesis of Heidegger's Being and Time are essential reading".

Links

The Husserl Page. "To provide easy access to those net resources pertaining to the life and work of the 20th century philosopher, Edmund Husserl."

The Husserl Circle.  Annual conference "with the primary purpose the communication of phenomenological research and discussion of Husserl’s philosophy".

Ereignis. Web site dedicated to Martin Heidegger.

Heidegger Circle (USA). "An Open Community Continuing the Thought of Martin Heidegger".

Newsletter of Phenomenology. Published by the Romanian Society for Phenomenology. 

Center for Advanced Research in Phenomenology - Digital Repository. Lester Embree, co-founder and president. " ... advancing knowledge of and skill in phenomenology, in its many articulations, including phenomenological philosophy and phenomenological cultural disciplines."

The Open Commons of Phenomenology. "an international project that aims to provide open access to the entire corpus of phenomenology".

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. "organizes scholars from around the world in philosophy and related disciplines to create and maintain an up-to-date reference work".

The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. See entries for different phenomenologists.

 

 

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