Compatibility of the “Inner Light” of Mystics and Reason
Following his conviction that the truth, in principle, could only be one truth, Leibniz wanted to prove that the “inner Light” of “true mysticism” was compatible with philosophers’ insights into reason. He placed his own doctrine of the individual substances (“Monadology”) in the tradition of philos...
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2018
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Böhme, Jakob 1575-1624
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/ Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm 1646-1716
/ Monadic theory
/ Philosophia perennis
/ Morell, Andreas 1646-1703
/ Mysticism
/ Enlightenment
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| RelBib Classification: | AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism AZ New religious movements KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history VA Philosophy |
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Jacob Böhme
Leibniz
Cambridge Platonists
Philosophia perennis
theosophy
Christian Kabbala
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| Summary: | Following his conviction that the truth, in principle, could only be one truth, Leibniz wanted to prove that the “inner Light” of “true mysticism” was compatible with philosophers’ insights into reason. He placed his own doctrine of the individual substances (“Monadology”) in the tradition of philosophia perennis, and in his opinion “true” mysticism belonged to this same tradition. Through representatives of the so-called Christian Kabbala, which made Jewish and Christian mysticism part of the same lineage, Leibniz became aware of the controversial writings of Böhme. He discussed the theosopher’s thought with his correspondence partner, the Böhme adherent André Morell, and after a critical investigation, Leibniz placed Böhme in a tradition of “true mysticism” which could be measured against reason. The author posits that the result of this engagement was Leibniz’s treatise “True Mystical Theology”, a translation of his doctrine of monads in mystical terminology. |
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| ISSN: | 1570-0593 |
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15700593-01801003 |