Contemplation
The Movements of the Soul
1st Edition
Published on 9. July 2024
160 pages
978-0-231-55990-4 (ISBN)
Description
This book offers a philosophical introduction to the theory and practice of contemplation. Kevin Hart examines a variety of religious, aesthetic, and philosophical notions, shedding light on the singular qualities of contemplation.
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Kevin Hart is the Jo Rae Wright University Professor in the Divinity School at Duke University. His most recent books include Lands of Likeness: For a Poetics of Contemplation (2023) and Dark-Land: Memoir of a Secret Childhood (2024). His recent poems are collected in Wild Track: New and Selected Poems (2015).
Content
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. First Thoughts About Contemplation
2. Questions of Practice and Cognition
3. Ways of Contemplating
4. What to Contemplate
5. Why Contemplate?
Notes
Further Reading
Index
Introduction
1. First Thoughts About Contemplation
2. Questions of Practice and Cognition
3. Ways of Contemplating
4. What to Contemplate
5. Why Contemplate?
Notes
Further Reading
Index
