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The Horizon of Reason
Exploring the boundaries of logic and perception
Tag: esoterica
Pyramidologists or pyramidiots?
One of my favourite past times is reading different theories about the Egyptian pyramids. I am collecting books on this topic from every available perspective – from the factual archaeological approach, to the, sometimes outlandish, alternative approaches.
An interesting spin-off of this phenomenon is the debate between the rational scientists and the proponents of alternative theories, [...]
The Occult in Modern Culture
The occult – literally the hidden – plays a very minor role in contemporary society. This is , however, only a recent phenomenon as esotericism has played an important role in Western culture until the early twentieth century.
Several well known artists such as Mondriaan, Duchamp and Kandinsky were heavily influenced by esoteric traditions. Nowdays, believers [...]
The Epistemology of Religious Experience
The question of the epistemology of religious experience deals with the question whether information obtained through religious experiences can be considered valid knowledge. For a brief introduction into different forms of religious experience, see my paper on that subject.
Information obtained through religious experiences, which I shall further refer to as Revelation, is not considered valid [...]
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