Mysticism, Mediation, and Consciousness : The Innate Capacity in John Ruusbroec
The Innate Capacity December 4, 1997 James Robertson Price
Over the past fifty years, philosophers of mysticism have debated the meaning and epistemological status of quotations from mystics like John Ruusbroec. This debate has unfolded in three discernible philosophical moments. The author enters this discussion by focusing on the relationship between mysticism, mediation, and consciousness, a vexed issue within the ongoing debate.