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Cargando... The Art of Losing Control: A Philosopher's Search for Ecstatic Experiencepor Jules Evans
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InscrÃbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. Piecing together interviews, analysis of ancient and modern philosophy, and his own eclectic encounters with the sublime, philosopher Jules Evans bounce an investigation into what we gain from mastering the art of losing self-control. From Aristotle and Plato to the Bishop of London and Sr. Bliss, radical jihadist to Silicon Valley trans-humanists, The Heart of Losing Control is a funny, life enhancing journey that will change the way you think about how you feel. An original and outstanding investigation into a poorly understood but sensual experience in our lives. Humans have always had the desire to seek experiences out beyond their comfort zone. Some of these can be a real benefit to people; a shared experience in a crowd, commune with a greater spirit and those most intimate of moments can generate a real buzz. They can though be dangerous as individuals can become addicted and lose touch with their closest friends. The search for ecstasy had been mostly disregarded by western intellectuals as they looked to enlightenment for answers. Philosopher Jules Evans thinks that ecstasy needs to play a larger part in human emotional development and he decides to try as many ways possible in the search for that perfect moment. Evans decides the best way of exploring how people react to ecstasy is to experience all of these things for himself. Starting with Holy Trinity Brompton, he undertakes an Alpha course in the search for religious joy, moves onto the thrall of the mosh pit and musical enlightenment, discovers the allure of the silver screen, takes time to consider his position in the universe, seeks harmony with nature, before tentatively venturing into the tantric love temple in Dorset of all places. The future does not escape either, whether it is seeking a transhumanist philosophy and become immortals or to lose themselves in the binary worlds or cyberspace where no one knows you’re a cat. As the search for the ecstatic experience grows, Evans has provided the closest that we have got to a guide to losing control. He argues that it can be beneficial to us as individuals as well as society as a whole but that there are caveats. He comes from a philosophical background making parts of the book occasionally quite esoteric, but there are some funny moments in the book and generally it is well written and understandable. By undertaking these series of strange and occasionally enlightening experiences gives him a greater authority to provoke a discussion in this book and gives us plenty of food for thought. sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
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Hay otro lado de la existencia que, por más que intentemos, no podemos ignorar. Desde la época de la Ilustración, la cultura intelectual en Occidente ha rechazado las experiencias extáticas por considerarlas producto de la ignorancia o el engaño. Pero hay mucho que decir de esos momentos en que perdemos el control, cuando nos rendimos a algo superior a nosotros, incluso si eso significa ir más allá de la racionalidad crítica. Evans argumenta que esa visión negativa del éxtasis reduce nuestra realidad y nos niega unas posibilidades de sanación, conexión y sentido que este tipo de experiencias son capaces de procurarnos. Equilibrando narrativa personal, entrevistas y lecturas de filósofos antiguos y modernos, desde Aristóteles a Platón, los místicos orientales, los festivales de música o la misma psicodelia, El arte de perder el control es una guía fascinante, divertida y emocionante de las diferentes formas en que podemos experimentar el éxtasis y cómo puede motivarnos, sanarnos y liberarnos. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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