Experiments in Mystical Atheism

By Brook Ziporyn,

Book cover of Experiments in Mystical Atheism: Godless Epiphanies from Daoism to Spinoza and Beyond

Book description

A new approach to the theism-scientism divide rooted in a deeper form of atheism.

Western philosophy is stuck in an irresolvable conflict between two approaches to the spiritual malaise of our times: either we need more God (the "turn to religion") or less religion (the New Atheism). In this book,…


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Why read it?

1 author picked Experiments in Mystical Atheism as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

This is a philosophy book--and yet very important and timely. It outlines a "deep atheism," that is to say what's the problem (including the religious problem) of having a monotheistic religion) with the belief in an ultimate purpose of meaning. As an alternative, the book introduces a 'deep mysticism" that allows us to appreciate the indeterminacy, ambiguity, and multifariousness of being.

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