On the Actuality of Integrative Intellect-Mystical Asceticism as Self-Realization in View of Nicolaus de Cusa, Ibn Sīnā, and Others
Religions July 6, 2024 David Bartosch 3 citations
A transformative revival of intellect-mystical asceticism is argued for, drawing on traditional sources re-examined from a systematic, transcultural philosophical perspective. The approach is distinguished from mystification, science, scientism, and everyday cognition. It aims to foster internal (social) and external (environmental) reintegration of the human noosphere and technosphere in future planetary development. A modern notion of "knowing non-knowing" (wissendes Nichtwissen, docta ignorantia) is developed, inspired by Nicolaus de Cusa and contextualized transculturally. The practical realization of intellect-mystical self-enfolding is discussed through distinct developmental stages outlined in Ibn Sīnā’s Remarks and Admonitions.