First published in 1967 The Transcendence of the Cave is the second in a series of Gifford Lectures on philosophical issues and continues the themes of the first series entitled The Discipline of the Cave. In the opening chapters J N Findlay sketches an ontology an axiology and a theology which are âphenomenologicalâ in the sense of Husserl as they attempt to show that a âfirmamentâ of logical and other values emerges out of the contingencies of first order liking and interest. The synthesis of these values in an object having many paradoxical mystical-religious properties is also a necessary outcome of this âlogicâ. In the later chapters the author attempts to construct an orderly picture of other worldly experiences and their objects based solely on the premise that these experiences must be such as to resolve the many philosophical surds that plague us in this life. . Language: English