Etienne Gilson in 'The Unity of Philosophical Experience'

[virescere]

"Needless to say, the philosopher, as such, has nothing against mysticism; what he does not like is a mysticism that presupposes as its necessary condition the destruction of philosophy. If, as seems to be true, mystical life is one of the permanent needs of human nature, it should not only be respected, but protected against the too frequent

Comments

[bloodypapist]

Excellent quote. I'm flabbergasted when people talk as if philosophy and mysticism are incompatible. It often seems that people substitute 'mystical' for 'sloppy, solipsistic thinking', which won't get them any closer to mysticism than philosophy.

[wc_helmets]

The Analytics forgot Plato, and forgot their soul in the process. Nice quote. Reminds me of something Lossky would say.