Book Commentary on The Symbolic Turn by Jonathan Ramos (Paperback - English)) (Copy)

This commentary on The Symbolic Turn, by the Advaitic master Prabhuji, offers a penetrating inquiry into the essence, function, and destiny of the symbol in philosophy in general and in religion in particular. Prabhuji does not seek to add another page to the catena aurea of commentaries on the symbol. His purpose is to convey his own experience of the sacred. To this end, he turns to symbolism and mythology, recognizing in Western theoretical conceptualization an obstacle to communicating such an experience without distorting it.
For him, the symbol transcends mere graphic or visual representation: it is a dual entity that links the physical with the metaphysical. He defines it as an “audible image,” for we truly understand what we see only when we listen attentively to the spiritual narrative it contains.
Prabhuji thus describes the transition from a worldview as a collection of material objects to an understanding of reality as a set of symbols that present metaphysical truths to us. In his words: “The symbolic turn offers us invaluable help in our incessant quest for self-knowledge, by allowing symbolic forms to emerge from the bosom of human consciousness so that what is genuinely human can unfold and be recognized.”
This commentary by Dr. Jonathan Ramos seeks to guide the reader through a fascinating work, written with academic rigor and an invigorating freshness, that redefines our perception of reality from the perspective of the Retroprogressive Path.

Jonathan Ramos is a professor of Philosophy of Language, a professor of History, an amateur theologian, a researcher, and a university lecturer at the Catholic University of Salta, Argentina. He received an honorary doctorate (Doctor Honoris Causa) from George Whitefield College. He is devoted to research and to the dissemination of science and philosophy.  He is the author of philosophical, theological, and metapolitical works centered on classical and contemporary thought.

ISBN: 9798187929528

Page count: 283
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