The Inner Dimension examines the philosophical significance of a family of experiences central to Eastern philosophical and meditation traditions, described by creative geniuses in the West from Plato to Einstein, and reported in contemporary research on Eastern meditation procedures. It explores the significance of these experiences for a wide range of philosophical issues (self, knowledge, mind-and-matter, values and human potential) as articulated by Western philosophers such as Plato, Descartes, Hume, Kant, Mill, and Wittgenstein. Attention is given to contemporary examples of these experiences as generated by the techniques of Transcendental Meditation and Zen and categorized by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.
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"Fascinating, beautifully written, and makes a very strong case. A real contribution...Bravo!" -- John Immerwahr, Philosophy, Villanova University
"Highly readable, great originality and force. I was taken by the book's breadth and depth of scholarship. Professor Shear's treatment of Plato is particularly insightful and effective; his analyses of ethical issues are often even brilliant. Incorporating philosophers' descriptions of experiences of inner awareness into the discussion of philosophical theory makes this study especially alive and stimulating. -- John H. Flodstrom, Chair, Philosophy, University of Louisville
"The analysis of physics, mathematics, consciousness, and empirical knowledge is original and extremely clear...rigorous, and provocative" -- Kenneth Eppley, Stanford Linear Accelerator Center
"Highly readable, great originality and force. I was taken by the book's breadth and depth of scholarship. Professor Shear's treatment of Plato is particularly insightful and effective; his analyses of ethical issues are often even brilliant. Incorporating philosophers' descriptions of experiences of inner awareness into the discussion of philosophical theory makes this study especially alive and stimulating. -- John H. Flodstrom, Chair, Philosophy, University of Louisville
"The analysis of physics, mathematics, consciousness, and empirical knowledge is original and extremely clear...rigorous, and provocative" -- Kenneth Eppley, Stanford Linear Accelerator Center
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