Peterson vs. Žižek on the Evolution of Consciousness and Happiness: From Pragmatism to Sarkar’s Tantra

Justin M. Hewitson

doi:10.1007/978-981-15-7114-5_5

Peterson vs. Žižek on the Evolution of Consciousness and Happiness: From Pragmatism to Sarkar’s Tantra

Justin M. Hewitson^*

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心智哲學研究所

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Mystics and philosophers across the ages have interrogated ideological systems to reveal truth and the praxes that ensure a good life. The 2019 debate “Happiness: Marxism vs Capitalism” between Jordan B. Peterson and Slavoj Žižek exemplifies the perennial quest to link consciousness with a source of lasting happiness. This essay first deconstructs Peterson’s responses to Žižek regarding the biblical devolution of consciousness and religious belief. The second half addresses Žižek’s appraisal of Indian mysticism per the Nazi regime’s misuse of the Bhagavad Gītā contrasted with P. R. Sarkar’s exegesis of the text’s Tantric philosophy. This essay concludes that as Christianity’s religious narrative denies spiritual transcendence (humanity is irrevocably separated from its perfect cause), it struggles to stand the philosophical test of James’s spiritual pragmatism.

原文	English
主出版物標題	Pragmatism, Spirituality and Society
主出版物子標題	New Pathways of Consciousness, Freedom and Solidarity
發行者	Springer Singapore
頁面	65-87
頁數	23
ISBN（電子）	9789811571145
ISBN（列印）	9789811571138
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-7114-5_5
出版狀態	Published - 1 1月 2021

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