From: Integral World [f.visser3@chello.nl] Sent: zaterdag 28 april 2007 11:55 To: f.visser3@chello.nl Subject: [personal] Derrida and Nonduality INTEGRAL WORLD MAILING LIST =========================== http://www.integralworld.net Newsletter Nr. 192 Amsterdam, April 29, 2007 WILBER WATCH BLOG: "Integral Idols" http://wilberwatch.blogspot.com/ DERRIDA AND NONDUALITY: ON THE POSSIBLE SHORTCOMINGS OF NONDUAL SPIRITUALITY - Gregory Desilet Ken Wilber's interest in postmodern theory derives in part from his thoroughness in attending to all the philosophical and spiritual threads historically influential in cultures around the world but also in good part from the fact that postmodernism presents a penetrating and relentless critique of metaphysical tradition. Since this metaphysical tradition has been mightily influenced by spiritual traditions, religion has been no less a target of postmodern critique than philosophy. And among philosophers placed in the postmodern bin, Jacques Derrida emerges as probably the most rigorous, original, prolific, and broadly influential theorist. Therefore, Derrida and the deconstruction of all things metaphysical may figure importantly for those interested in the health and viability of spiritual life and practice. Some commentators on Derrida's work have argued for close association between deconstruction and certain strains of mysticism, including Hindu theology (Harold Coward), Buddhist theology (David Loy), neoplatonist theology (Stephen Gersh), and negative (or apophatic) theology (Coward and Gersh). Nevertheless, Derrida himself has consistently attempted to put distance between his views and varieties of mystical theology and forms of "received revelation" often associated with them. Read more: http://www.integralworld.net/desilet2.html If you know other people interested in this Integral World Newsletter, please forward this mail to them. Thanks. To SUBSCRIBE to this Integral World Newsletter or change your email address, click here: http://www.integralworld.net/pommo/user/subscribe.php To UPDATE your email address or UNSUBSCRIBE, click here: http://www.integralworld.net/pommo/user/login.php To go to the Newsletter Archive, click here: http://www.integralworld.net/newsletter.html