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SUBMITTER: Carel H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7217260 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Carel Havi H Kidd Ian James IJ
European journal of philosophy 20191030 1
We develop a broader, more fine-grained taxonomy of forms of transformative experience, inspired by the work of L. A. Paul. Our vulnerability to such experiences arises, we argue, due to the vulnerability, dependence, and affliction intrinsic to the human condition. We use this trio to distinguish a variety of positively, negatively, and ambivalently valenced forms of epistemically and/or personally transformative experiences. Moreover, we argue that many transformative experiences can arise gra ...[more]