Description
Ideas can change the world but rarely do so. Some call for pause. What if there is a glitch in Western thinking? A flaw caused by a compelling illusion that affects us individually and collectively, distorting present-day science?
Almost three centuries ago, David Hume discredited reason because it is subjective. Empirical science is precious, but Hume’s skepticism also licenses objective knowledge claims propped by deficient peer reviews and citations. Nondual awareness fills this intellectual vacuum: Without an objective truth touchstone, reason deserves to be reinstated as the supreme scientific principle. The argument for empirical verification’s critical role in science is reason because the holy grail of reality is nothing but a mirage.
Existential Rationalism is the thoroughly unacademic, outside-the-box fusion of “Western” reason and “Eastern” nondualism. With technical precision, it connects the dots between Schrödinger and Lao Tzu, Einstein and Kierkegaard, Descartes and Freud. The hero in this treatise is the first person because third persons … do not exist. Join the exciting exploration of mind and nature and discover where the truth hides. From understanding the dualistic disposition in psychology to unmasking the quantum computer delusion, Existential Rationalism has remarkably conclusive answers. The key to such clarity is the forgotten art of rational thought.
“I am a firm believer that great things happen when different practices and schools of thought converge to create something new. Arts and hard sciences are often pitted against each other as contradictory and opposite ends of our spectrum of knowledge. This book is a wonderful example of how philosophy and science can be integrated to deepen our understanding of both. […] Kudos to the author for this inspiring contribution to the world!”—Amazon customer
