Absolutization: The Source of Dogma, Repression, and Conflict

by Robert M. Ellis

Overview

What do dogma, repression and conflict have in common? They all result from human judgement blocked from wider understanding by a false assumption of completeness. This book puts forward a theory of absolutization, bringing together a multi-disciplinary understanding of this central flaw in human judgement, and what we can do about it. This approach, drawing on Buddhist thought and practice, philosophy, psychology, neuroscience, embodied meaning and systems theory, offers a rigorous introduction to absolutization as the central problem addressed in Middle Way Philosophy, which is a synthetic approach developed by the author over more than twenty years in a series of books. It challenges disciplinary boundaries as well as offering a substantial framework for practical application.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781800502055
Publisher:	Equinox Publishing
Publication date:	09/01/2022
Series:	Middle Way Philosophy
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.17(h) x (d)

About the Author

Robert M. Ellis is the founder of the Middle Way Society and author of a range of books on Middle Way Philosophy, both within and beyond Buddhism. These include The Christian Middle Way (Christian Alternative, 2018) and The Buddha's Middle Way: Experiential Judgement in his Life and Teaching (Equinox Publishing, 2019). He has a Ph D in Philosophy and a Cambridge BA in Oriental Studies and Theology. He has taught in many different contexts, and was formerly a member of the Triratna Buddhist Order.