This book presents a unique collection of papers on various philosophical aspects of the unknown and unvoiced truth and reality of the cosmic world. It offers a systematic analysis of the three philosophical theories of Quietism, Agnosticism and Mysticism and introduces readers to the fundamentals of mystical knowledge claimed by philosophical schools of the east and the west. It discusses, debates and deliberates on philosophical issues concerning the acquisition of truth, its objectivity and its various dimensions along with the application of thoughts pertaining to Quietism, Agnosticism, and metaphysical-mystic traditions in philosophy. It examines and precisely defines the scope and limits of knowledge, the respective way of life, its expressions and morality, mystical revelation, ineffability of the ultimate, value realism, and faith and reason - with a primary focus on the classical Indian schools of Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Agnosticism, the Buls, Greek traditions, modern western meta-philosophy, and contemporary quietist debate in religion and theology. This insightful collection should be of great interest to independent researchers, students and teachers of philosophy, theology, Mysticism and Agnosticism, cultural studies and religious studies.

Addresses the topics pertaining to the metaphysics and epistemologies of Quietists, Agnosticists, and Mysticists Brings together a diverse group of scholars to explore a topic that can make a significant difference in the area Deals with the philosophies of Quietism, Agnosticism, and Mysticism

Autorentext
Krishna Mani Pathak (PhD, Heidelberg) is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Hindu College, University of Delhi, India. He has worked as lecturer at Heidelberg University, Germany and as Visiting Professor at the Mahatma Gandhi Institute, Mauritius. He is an active member of the American Philosophical Association and is currently serving as member of its Committee for International Cooperation for a three years term. He is also on the editorial board of the Acorn Journal, USA. He is a founding life member of the Ludwig Wittgenstein Philosophical Society (LWPS) of India. His publications cover a range of topics from theoretical to comparative philosophy to applied philosophy. His recent publications have appeared in the series of Routledge Studies in Eighteenth-Century Philosophy, Springer's Schopenhauer on Self, World and Morality, Sage Open, Journal of Human Values, Tulsi Prajña, Asia Journal of Global Studies, International Journal of Applied Ethics and WCP proceedings. He has also been external assessor for grant applications of SSHRC, Canada and article editor for Sage Publications

Inhalt
What is Philosophical Quietism (Wittgensteinian and otherwise)?.- Silence as a Therapeutic Device: A Case for nyavda as Philosophical Quietism.- Rationalistic Value Realism as a Religion without God: An Option for Metaethical Quietism.- Does the Ineffability of Brahman lead to Quietism? akara on the Indispensability of Language.- Sañjaya's ajñanavda and Mahvra's anekntavda: From Agnosticism to Pluralism.- Agnosticism, Atheism and Naturalism's Imaginaire: A Defense of God and Religion.- Mystical Theistic Ineffability and Agnosticism.- An Agnostic Deconstruction of Mysticism and the Philosophical Value of its Truth Claims.- Plotinus and Godlike Virtues.- Connection between Faith and Reason in Religious Mysticism.- Mysticism of Experience, Faith in Communication: Nietzsche and Kierkegaard.- Encoded Language as Mystical Revelation Among the Buls of West Bengal.- The Cosmic World, the MysticalMind and the Vedic Concept of Origination.