Secular spirituality : the next step towards enlightenment /

This book discusses spirituality as an emerging scientific topic from a historical perspective, with extensive discussion of the mind-body problem and of scientific concepts of consciousness. While the book focuses on the Western tradition of 'Enlightenment', it also implicitly addresses t...

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Main Author: Walach, Harald (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
Series:Studies in Neuroscience, Consciousness and Spirituality, 4
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Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Chapter 1: Clarifications and Presuppositions
  • Chapter 2: The Historical Framework: Enlightenment, Science, and the Difficulties with the Notion of God
  • Chapter 3: Spirituality, Taboo, and the Opportunity for Science
  • Chapter 4: Secular, Non-Dogmatic Spirituality
  • Chapter 5: Distortions, Dangers, Further Considerations
  • Chapter 6: Getting on with Enlightenment: The Necessity of a Secular Non-dogmatic Spirituality.