From: Integral World [newsletter@integralworld.net] Sent: zondag 14 december 2008 19:51 To: f.visser3@chello.nl Subject: [personal] On Perennialist Philosophy INTEGRAL WORLD MAILING LIST =========================== http://www.integralworld.net Newsletter Nr. 260 Amsterdam, December 14th, 2008 CRITICAL COMMENTS ON PERENNIALIST PHILOSOPHY - Kevin Shepherd The history of religion and philosophy is not quite the same thing as a contracted perennial philosophy, though some form of philosophical extension can be useful. In this respect, my own views and conclusions do not converge with those of well known writers like Frithjof Schuon or Ken Wilber. Briefly, Schuon represents the “traditionalist” model of “religio perennis,” while Wilber represents the neoperennial “integral” approach. These two exponents are generally considered to be at opposite ends of the spectrum of exegesis. Their followers tend to insinuate that these interpreters have more or less expressed the last word on the subject, though disagreements are possible. Wilber’s version has recently been contested by some of his former supporters in a rather notable controversy. Read more: http://www.integralworld.net/shepherd.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