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Explores a novel metaphysical vision in the American philosophical tradition and unpacks its relevance to a number of topics, including the relationship between sentience and nature.
The Mind in Nature is a series of explorations within a contemporary and eclectic development of American philosophy. Centered around the work of Robert S. Corrington, ecstatic naturalism advances an ontological vision integrating the insights of transcendentalism, pragmatism, and religious philosophies East and West. Employing the methods of semiotics, phenomenology, and psychoanalysis, the plurality of disciplines at work in ecstatic naturalism reflects the diversity of its influences. The authors of this volume unpack the relevance of Corrington's writing for a number of areas, including the relationship of sentience to the cosmos, the role of chaos and nothingness in the nature of things, and the moral teachings of Leo Tolstoy. This volume is ideal for upper-level students and professional philosophers interested in religious naturalism, the philosophy of mind, and the unapologetically bolder approaches toward metaphysical speculation.
"The Mind in Nature constitutes an extremely valuable contribution to the field of philosophy of religion generally and the topic of ecstatic naturalism more specifically. It engages insightfully with Robert S. Corrington's work and places that work in conversation with other relevant themes, figures, and ideas in a highly significant manner. This volume does in fact 'extend' ecstatic naturalism in ways that will be of great value for scholars within and adjacent to this tradition." — Clayton Crockett, University of Central Arkansas
Jonathan Weidenbaum is a full-time instructor in the Division of General Education at Berkeley College, New York City, and an adjunct instructor at St. John's University. Theresa M. Ellis is an independent scholar. Iljoon Park is a research professor at Wonkwang University and an adjunct instructor at Yonsei University.
Introduction
Jonathan Weidenbaum
Part I: Ecstatic Exchanges
1. Eighth International Congress on Ecstatic Naturalism: An Interview with Dr. Robert S. Corrington
Leon Niemoczynski
2. Robert S. Corrington's Psychoanalytic Philosophy
Robert Cummings Neville
3. Funnels and Cake Pans (A Reply to Robert Cummings Neville)
Robert S. Corrington
4. The Mother and Child Reunion: Depth Psychology and Ecstatic Naturalism
Theresa M. Ellis
Part II: Ecstatic Mind
5. How Does Ecstatic Naturalism Relate to Idealism? A Comparison of Corrington and Kastrup
Marilynn Lawrence
6. To Find Reality (A Comparison with the Idealist F. H. Bradley)
Guy R. Woodward II
7. Mind Inter/Carnate: An Ecstatic Naturalist's Interpretation of the Mind
Iljoon Park
8. The Mind and Nature: Ecstatic Naturalism Against Hegel's Substance Ontology
Stephanie Theodorou
9. Deep Panpsychism: Peirce, James, and Ecstatic Philosophy of Mind
Thomas Millary
Part III: Ecstatic Spirit
10. Rhythmic Chaos: The Time Signature of Ecstatic Spirit
Frank Scalambrino
11. Aesthetic Contrasts in a Universe of Value
Leon Niemoczynski
12. An Aesthetics of Unity: Ecstatic Naturalism and Tolstóyanism
Eugene R. Nasser
Part IV: Ecstatic Poetry
13. Ecstatic Poetry
Guy R. Woodward II
List of Contributors
Index