On Mysticism: The Experience of Ecstasy by Simon Critchley #literature ' Independent

' Independent

152 pagesPublication: 3 Aug 2023

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On Mysticism: The Experience of Ecstasy by Simon Critchley #literature ' Independent'A significant and courageous invitation to think again about the kinds of thinking that matter; the kinds of thinking that keep us awake' Rowan Williams Mysticism has been called 'experience at its most intense form', and here philosopher Simon Critchley asks: wouldn't you like to taste this intensity? Wouldn't you like to be lifted up and out of yourself? Mysticism is not a question of religious belief but of felt experience and daily practice. It