How Long to Read Beyond Transcendence in Law and Philosophy

How Long Does it Take to Read Beyond Transcendence in Law and Philosophy?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 38 minutes to read Beyond Transcendence in Law and Philosophy by Louis E. Wolcher

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

What is the law of the law? What produces our craven subservience to linguistic norms, and our shocking indifference to the phenomenon of universal suffering? In a path-breaking new work of philosophy, Louis Wolcher seeks to answer these questions from the standpoint of Zen Buddhism. Bringing an Eastern sensibility into contact with three of the most important themes in Western philosophy, Beyond Transcendence in Law and Philosophy meticulously investigates three of the twentieth century's most important philosophers: Martin Heidegger - on being, Emmanuel Levinas - on ethics, and Ludwig Wittgenstein - on language. In the context of the larger Western obsession with transcending the ordinary, Louis Wolcher argues that the yearning for transcendence is born of the illusion that there is a fundamental difference between the ordinary and the profound. Employing Zen koans and stories to advance a 'deflationary' view of language and knowledge, he goes on to argue that the norms of transcendence to which we cling are not eternal truths but artefacts of desperate minds adrift on a sea of impermanence. What used to seem so majestically True, Right and Just thus shows itself to be utterly mundane: as merely true, right and just. What is left, however, is not nihilism - for clinging to a view of 'nothingness' is just as deluded as clinging to a view of 'somethingness' - but rather a new beginning of compassionate concern for the suffering of others. Beyond Transcendence in Law and Philosophy is a strikingly original synthesis of Eastern and Western thought. It will enlighten philosophers and legal theorists, as well as those who are interested in or open to the insights of Zen Buddhism.

How long is Beyond Transcendence in Law and Philosophy?

Beyond Transcendence in Law and Philosophy by Louis E. Wolcher is 274 pages long, and a total of 69,596 words.

This makes it 92% the length of the average book. It also has 85% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Beyond Transcendence in Law and Philosophy Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 20 minutes to read Beyond Transcendence in Law and Philosophy aloud.

What Reading Level is Beyond Transcendence in Law and Philosophy?

Beyond Transcendence in Law and Philosophy is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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