Seizing the Essence explores the dynamics of value that form an individual’s “construct” of objective reality. Since traditional logic is “relational” by fiat, Priday bases his hypothesis on a principle first postulated by the 15th century logician Nicholas of Cusa which deals with an absolute "not-other" that is the coincidence of all differentiation. The central premise is that Value is the individual’s sense of absolute reality, and that man is the free agent of his universe.
The author makes the case that the mind/matter duality of Descartes and Kant has not been overcome by science, that all knowledge is proprietary to the self, and that physical reality is an intellectualized construct of Value. Existence is a virtual reality created by the cognizant self that is linked by Value to its estranged Essence. There is but one Essence, and it is the uncreated source of all experiential difference.
Essentialism is a new and original philosophy that embraces the spirituality of Judeo-Christianity and Eastern mysticism, yet is grounded in a metaphysical ontology that is non-dogmatic, logically plausible, and far more vital to contemporary man. Supporting the author’s cosmology are statements culled from gnostics, philosophers, scientists, and freethinkers past and present. As an aid to reader comprehension, this book includes an extended glossary of names and special terms that relate to the Philosophy of Essence.
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ISBN13 (TP) 978-1-4257-7731-9