{"product_id":"the-mystic-and-the-ineffable-some-epistemological-political-and-metaphilosophical-concerns-9783836456432","title":"The Mystic and the Ineffable - Some Epistemological, Political, and Metaphilosophical Concerns","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Christopher Yorke\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller E.K.\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller E.K.\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMysticism and the sciences have traditionally been theoretical enemies, and the closer that philosophy allies itself with the sciences, the greater the philosophical tendency has been to attack mysticism as a possible avenue towards the acquisition of knowledge and\/or understanding. Science and modern philosophy generally aim for epistemic disclosure of their contents, and, conversely, mysticism either aims at the restriction of esoteric knowledge, or claims such knowledge to be non-transferable. Thus the mystic is typically seen by analytic philosophers as a variety of 'private language' speaker, although the plausibility of such a position is seemingly foreclosed by Wittgenstein's work in the Philosophical Investigations. Yorke re-examines Wittgenstein's conclusion on the matter of private language, and argues that so-called 'ineffable' mystical experiences, far from being a 'beetle in a box', can play a viable role in our public language-games, via renewed efforts at articulation.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller E.K.","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47611725054103,"sku":"9783836456432","price":4522.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9783836456432.webp?v=1775072476","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-mystic-and-the-ineffable-some-epistemological-political-and-metaphilosophical-concerns-9783836456432","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}