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The Five Principles of Middle Way Philosophy Robert M Ellis

The Five Principles of Middle Way Philosophy By Robert M Ellis

The Five Principles of Middle Way Philosophy by Robert M Ellis


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This second book in the Middle Way Philosophy series develops five general principles that are distinctive to the universal Middle Way as a practical response to absolutization.

The Five Principles of Middle Way Philosophy Summary

The Five Principles of Middle Way Philosophy: Living Experientially in a World of Uncertainty by Robert M Ellis

This second book in the Middle Way Philosophy series develops five general principles that are distinctive to the universal Middle Way as a practical response to absolutization. These begin with the consistent acknowledgement of human uncertainty (scepticism), and follow through with openness to alternative possibilities (provisionality), the importance of judging things as a matter of degree (incrementality), the clear rejection of polarised absolute claims (agnosticism) and the cultivation of cognitive and emotional states that will help us resolve conflict (integration). These are discussed not only in theory, but with links to the wide range of established human practices that can help us to follow them. Like all of Robert M. Elliss work, this book is highly inter-disciplinary, drawing on philosophical argument, psychological models and values that prioritize practical application.

About Robert M Ellis

Robert M Ellis has a Ph.D. in Philosophy and a Cambridge BA in Oriental Studies and Theology. Originally from a Christian background, he spent about 20 years practising Buddhism, including as a member of the Triratna Order. However, he now describes himself as a Middle Way practitioner without exclusive loyalty to any one religious tradition. In 2013 he founded the Middle Way Society (www.middlewaysociety.org) to develop and apply Middle Way Philosophy beyond the limitations of the Buddhist tradition, both in theory and practice. Robert has earned a living for more than 20 years as a teacher and tutor of philosophy and related subjects. He has previously published both academic and introductory books about Middle Way Philosophy, and recently a parallel book on Christianity, 'The Christian Middle Way'.

Table of Contents

Introduction Foreword to the Middle Way Philosphy series Dr. Iain McGilchrist, author of The Master and his Emissary, fellow of All Souls College, Oxford and former psychiatrist Scepticism Uncertainty, 'Knowledge' and Sceptical Argument Scepticism is not Negative Scepticism is not Impractical Scepticism, Embodiment and Meaningfulness Scepticism is not Selective Scepticism does not Threaten Meaning Scepticism Applies to Values and Facts Provisionality Optionality and Adaptiveness Complexity and Antifragility Slowness Synthesis Suppression Probabilizing Weighing Up Incrementality Systemic Continuity Tipping Points Practical Discontinuity Continuity of Persons Continuity of Time Continuity of Space Continuity of Training Agnosticism Wary as Serpents Even-handedness Strong, not Weak, Agnosticism Awareness of Appropriation and Lumping Awareness of Sceptical Slippage Awareness of Unholy Alliances Agnosticism and Psychological Development Integration Recognizing Conflict Reframing Responses to Intractability Integration of Desire, Meaning and Belief Individual and Group Integration Temporary Integration Asymmetrical Integration Practice The Middle Way as a Framework of Practices The Threefold Practice Individual Integration of Desire Practices Socio-political Integration of Desire Practices Individual Integration of Meaning Practices Socio-political Integration of Meaning Practices Individual Integration of Belief Practices Socio-political Integration of Belief Practices

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NPB9781800503038
9781800503038
1800503032
The Five Principles of Middle Way Philosophy: Living Experientially in a World of Uncertainty by Robert M Ellis
New
Hardback
Equinox Publishing Ltd
2023-02-15
306
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