On the Philosophical Meaning of the Idea of Reincarnation
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https://doi.org/10.24310/Raphisa.2022.v6i2.14713Keywords:
reincarnation, existential condition, thermodynamic model of thought.Abstract
The main goal of this work is to argue that reincarnation can no longer be an answer to existential anguish, as described by philosophers such as Heidegger and Sartre, because rebirth was the answer for people who were immerse in a religious or even a metaphysical outlook of life, while modern human condition emerges precisely when those forms of certainty begin to fade away. Nevertheless, we will show that the idea of reincarnation can still be a valuable tool for understanding certain features of western philosophy, such as the thermodynamic model of thought.
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2022-11-16
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Lee Vera, F. de J. (2022). On the Philosophical Meaning of the Idea of Reincarnation. Review of Anthropology and Philosophy of the Sacrum, 6(2), 139–152. https://doi.org/10.24310/Raphisa.2022.v6i2.14713
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