The Transcendence of the Cave: Sequel to The Discipline of the Cave

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Cover; The Transcendence of the Cave; Title Page; Copyright Page; PREFACE; Table of Contents; I. Foundations of the Realm of Reason and Spirit; II. The Realm of Notions and Meanings; III . The Realm of Values and Disvalues; IV. Religion and Its Objects; V. The Collapse of the Realm of Reason and Spirit; VI. Otherworldly Geography; VII. The Noetic Cosmos; VIII. The Life of the Soul; IX. The Life of God; X. Return to the Cave; INDEX.;First published in 1967, The Transcendence of the Cave is the second in a series of Gifford Lectures on philosophical issues, and continues the themes of the first series entitled The Discipline of the Cave. In the opening chapters, J N Findlay sketches an ontology, an axiology and a theology which are 'phenomenological' in the sense of Husserl, as they attempt to show that a 'firmament' of logical and other values emerges out of the contingencies of first order liking and interest. The synthesis of these values in an object having many paradoxical, mystical-religious properties is also a n. Cover The Transcendence of the Cave Title Page Copyright Page PREFACE Table of Contents I. Foundations of the Realm of Reason and Spirit II. The Realm of Notions and Meanings III . The Realm of Values and Disvalues IV. Religion and Its Objects V. The Collapse of the Realm of Reason and Spirit VI. Otherworldly Geography VII. The Noetic Cosmos VIII. The Life of the Soul IX. The Life of God X. Return to the Cave INDEX.