Fred Dallmayr

Mindfulness and Letting Be

On Engaged Thinking and Acting

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Fred Dallmayr explores the benefits of mindfulness in respect to philosophy and theory, practical conduct, language use, art works, historical understanding, and cosmopolitanism. Students of continental, social, and political philosophy will benefit from Dallmayr's engagement with, among others, Heidegger, Panikkar, Merleau-Ponty, and Derrida.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 154
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. September 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 386g
• ISBN-13: 9780739199862
• ISBN-10: 0739199862
• Artikelnr.: 41253253

Autorenporträt

Fred Dallmayr is Packey J. Dee Professor Emeritus in the departments of Philosophy and Political Science at the University of Notre Dame.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1. "The Future of Theory": Mindful Thinking Chapter 2. Beyond
"Action Theory": Mindful Praxis Chapter 3. Nothingness, Non-Being,
Emptiness: Thinking at the Edge of Thought Chapter 4. But Only Speak the
Word: Mindfulness and Language Chapter 5. Naturing Nature: Mindfulness and
Art Chapter 6. The Future of the Past: Mindfulness and History Chapter 7.
Why Cross-cultural Studies Now?: Mindfulness and Cosmopolis Appendix A. Are
Humans Becoming Superfluous?: Robots and Gestell Appendix B. For an
Apophatic Humanism: Orthopraxis Appendix C. Empire and Mindfulness:
Theocracy as Temptation