Way Back to Paradise: Restoring the Balance Between Magic and Reason - Softcover

Joseph M. Felser

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1571743804 ISBN 13: 9781571743800

Publisher: Hampton Roads Publishing Co, 2005

Synopsis

We live in a culture that denies and derides peak spiritual experiences yet this 'macho' mentality only weakens us by cutting off the creative and magical half of ourselves. In this absorbing book Joseph Felser centres his argument around a richly imagined re-interpretation of the biblical story of Eve and shows that it is precisely these peak experiences that allow us to unleash our creative potential and transform our lives. Felser a professor of philosophy argues against what he calls 'Answerism' - the dogma of cultural and religious traditions that retain power by claiming to have all the answers. Instead Felser insists we must like the biblical Eve find the courage to question all that we have been told by the duly established authorities. We must learn to trust ourselves and heed the voice of our own direct experience of life. Felser teaches philosophy at Kingsborough College in New York City is an editorial advisor to the journal Exceptional Human Experience and is the author of numerous articles on religion myth and the paranormal.

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About the Author

Joseph M. Felser, Ph.D. earned his doctorate in philosophy from the University of Chicago and is an associate professor at Kingsborough Community College/CUNY in Brooklyn, NY. He is the author of The Way Back to Paradise: Restoring the Balance between Magic and Reason. His work appears regularly in scholarly journals and he was invited to give the Keynote Address at the world-renowned Monroe Institute's 20th Professional Seminar in March 2006. He lives in suburban New Jersey.

Edition details

• Publisher: Hampton Roads Publishing Co
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1571743804
• ISBN 13: 9781571743800
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 264