Egocentricity and Mysticism: An Anthropological Study

by Ernst Tugendhat

In Egocentricity and Mysticism, Ernst Tugendhat casts mysticism as an innate facet of what it means to be human--a response to an existential need for peace of mind. This need is created by our discursive practices, which serve to differentiate us from one another and privilege our respective first-person standpoints. Emphasizing the first person fuels a desire for mysticism, which builds knowledge of what binds us together and connects...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231169124
• ISBN13: 9780231169127
• Release Date: October 2016
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.6" x 8.6"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher