Synopsis
Delineates the knowable from the unknowable in philosophy, science, and theology.
Offering readers much to ponder, Richard H. Jones approaches the "big questions" of philosophy such as the nature of reality, consciousness, free will, the existence of God, and the meaning of life not by weighing the merits of leading arguments in these debates, but instead by questioning the extent to which we are even in a position to answer such questions in the first place. Regardless of continuous technical and even groundbreaking advances in knowledge, there will always be gaps in what we can fully understand. Distinguishing true mysteries from problems yet to be solved but within the scope of our intellectual grasp, Jones provides a penetrating and high-level overview of the scope and limits of scientific and philosophical inquiry.
About the Author
Richard H. Jones holds a Ph.D. from Columbia University in the history and philosophy of religion and an A.B. from Brown University in religious studies. He also has a J.D. from the University of California at Berkeley and practiced law in New York City, where he lives. He is the author of numerous books, including The Heart of Buddhist Wisdom, Indian Madhyamaka Buddhism After Nagarjuna, Science and Mysticism (Bucknell University Press), Mysticism Examined (SUNY Press), Reductionism (Bucknell University Press), Mysticism and Morality (Lexington Books), Philosophy of Mysticism (SUNY Press), and numerous philosophy of religion and law review articles. His website is richardjonesbooks.com.
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