{"product_id":"9781350642416","title":"Mysticism as Philosophy A Reappraisal of Apophatic Thought in Western and Indian Traditions","description":"\u003ch3\u003eBloomsbury Studies in World Philosophies\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eMysticism as Philosophy\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Reappraisal of Apophatic Thought in Western and Indian Traditions\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eRichard King | Monika Kirloskar-Steinbach\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhilosophy \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard King challenges the modern, psychologised notion of mysticism, which has often shielded philosophy from engaging with a long, rigorous and diverse tradition of apophatic critique.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this study, rather than treating apophasis as an ineffable feeling, King presents it as a sustained philosophical argument. He explores its core strategies, including dismantling concepts, questioning representational language and loosening the grip of possessive subjectivity, across three major traditions: Western negative thought, Advaita Vedanta and Indian Mahayana.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese traditions, read comparatively yet on their own terms, reveal convergent strategies that unsettle ontological assumptions about substance, self, and ultimacy while expanding the repertoire of what counts as philosophical reasoning. The result is a direct challenge to modern boundary-work that isolates 'mysticism' from philosophy. By relocating apophasis at the centre of philosophical inquiry, King proposes a broader, cross-cultural history of philosophy in which arguments about non-duality, emptiness, ethics, and the limits of concept and will are not marginal curiosities but canonical problems.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis reframing calls for revisions to curricula, to the philosophy–theology divide, and to the analytic\/continental map, while opening new lines of debate in metaphysics, epistemology, and moral psychology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eRichard King is Professor of Global Philosophy at SOAS University of London, UK.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e04 February 2027\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350642416\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e320\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51945019474060,"sku":"9781350642416","price":103.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781350642416","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}