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May 13, 2024
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TPHL 693 - Philosophies of Nature3 credits
In this course we will examine several important philosophies of nature as well as develop our own working conception of nature. Theologically we will compare and contrast theism, pantheism, and panentheism as they articulate the relationship between god and nature. Both Western and Asian philosophies will be explored with special attention paid to: ancient Greek metaphysics (Plato and Aristotle), German Idealist philosophy (Schelling and Schopenhauer), American naturalism and pragmatism (Emerson, Peirce, Dewey, and Buchler), and classical Hinduism (Upanishads). The current perspective of ecstatic naturalism, as developed by Professor Corrington and others, will shape and direct our historical explorations. It affirms that nature is all that there is and that the sacred is in and of nature. There will also be a stress on art as a medium by and through which we can gain special access to nature and participate in nature’s unconscious dimension. The goal of the course is to bring us into deeper relationship with the powers and potencies of infinite nature and its spiritual dimensions. By exploring the human unconscious, in a new kind of spiritual psychoanalysis, we will also explore the full depths of nature and its spiritual heart. Prerequisite: TPHL 501
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