Speculative metaphysics: The philosophical attempt to grasp the rational structure of the universe through the use of concepts with no limiting empirical content. Source: ‘What is Good? What is Bad? The Value of All Values across Time, Place and Theories’ by John McMurtry, Philosophy and World Problems, Volume I-III, UNESCO in partnership with Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems: Oxford,… Read More

Spirit: In Hegel’s philosophy, the social nature of individual human beings. Source: ‘What is Good? What is Bad? The Value of All Values across Time, Place and Theories’ by John McMurtry, Philosophy and World Problems, Volume I-III, UNESCO in partnership with Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems: Oxford, 2004-11. 

Spiritual ecology: Life-value ecology experienced from within, as in a filled-out content of seeing the self as in all beings and all beings as in the self. See also Ecology of life-value. Source: ‘What is Good? What is Bad? The Value of All Values across Time, Place and Theories’ by John McMurtry, Philosophy and World Problems, Volume I-III, UNESCO… Read More

Spirituality: Consciousness with or without God which crosses the divisions and dualities of selves, things and groups in felt being of one ultimately encompassing presence. Source: ‘What is Good? What is Bad? The Value of All Values across Time, Place and Theories’ by John McMurtry, Philosophy and World Problems, Volume I-III, UNESCO in partnership with Encyclopedia of Life… Read More