Paul Tillich

2021 ◽  
pp. 162-180
Author(s):  
Adam Pryor
Keyword(s):  
Human Condition ◽  
Paul Tillich ◽  
Reinhold Niebuhr ◽  
Christian Realism ◽  
Self Transcendence ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The Human Condition

This chapter examines how critical insights about the nature of sin, finite freedom, and a critique of progress in the works of Reinhold Niebuhr and Paul Tillich reveal deep resonances between their respective characterizations of the human condition. This resonance stems from their common reliance on Søren Kierkegaard’s account of anxiety. However, there are slight but significant differences in Niebuhr’s and Tillich’s respective use of this account of anxiety as well. This is especially evident when one considers their account of a related theological concern: the capacity for human self-transcendence. Accounting for these differences in their view on human self-transcendence illustrates how and why more pronounced differences exist in their respective accounts of the relationship of love and justice tempered by hope, as found in Christian Realism (for Niebuhr) and the fulfilment of time as kairos in Faithful Realism (for Tillich).

The Covid-19 Pandemic and the Bioethics of Care

2021 ◽  
Vol 66 (Special Issue) ◽  
pp. 15-16
Author(s):  
Marianna Gensabella Furnari ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Collective Responsibility ◽  
Ethical Principle ◽  
Human Condition ◽  
Individual Health ◽  
New Beginning ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The Human Condition

"The lecture illustrates how three fundamental dimensions of the human condition (vulnerability, interdependence, uncertainty), highlighted by the pandemic, are also at the root of the bioethics of care. In the first model proposed by Warren T. Reich, the bioethics of care is, in fact, based on Heidegger’s concept of Care and its link with vulnerability. It is proposed that two fundamental principles that remain implicit in the bioethics of care derive from this link: the principle of responsibility and the principle of solidarity. In the first part of the lecture, the theme-problem of preparedness is viewed in light of the principle of responsibility. Dwelling on Hans Jonas’s ideas on responsibility, I examine the duty of fore-seeing and its implications: the heuristics of fear, the difficulty of the shift from individual to collective responsibility, ultimately opposing the parental paradigm of responsibility proposed by Jonas with the paradigm of fraternity. In the second part, the relationship of interdependence between individual health and public health is examined, highlighting the marked inequalities that remain. Starting with some reflections on the principle of solidarity and its relationship with responsibility, the shift from the “fact” of interdependence to the ethical principle of solidarity is retraced, also through the rereading of an opinion issued by Italy’s National Bioethics Council (CNB) in 2020. This shift is seen in conclusion as both utopian and necessary if we are to re-interpret the pandemic emergency as a crisis that may result in a new beginning. "

On Hearing the Daughters’ Call

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 123-155
Author(s):  
Elva Orozco Mendoza ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Political Participation ◽  
Human Condition ◽  
The Political ◽  
Public Performance ◽  
The Public ◽  
Northern Mexico ◽  
Political Theories ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Maternal Activism ◽  
The Human Condition

This article offers an interpretation of anti-feminicide maternal activism as political in northern Mexico by analyzing it alongside Hannah Arendt’s concepts of freedom, natality, and the child in The Human Condition. While feminist theorists often debate whether maternalism strengthens or undermines women’s political participation, the author offers an unconventional interpretation of Arendt’s categories to illustrate that the meaning and practice of maternalism radically changes through the public performance of motherhood. While Arendt does not seem the best candidate to navigate this debate, her concepts of freedom and the child provide a productive perspective to rethink the relationship between maternalism and citizenship. In making this claim, this article challenges feminist political theories that depict motherhood as the chief source of women’s subordination. In the case of northern Mexico, anti-feminicide maternal activism illustrates how the political is also a personal endeavor, thereby complementing the famous feminist motto.

scholarly journals Gesto, Coisa E Não-Coisa Na Fenomenologia Hermenêutica De V. Flusser

Phainomenon ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-79
Author(s):  
Helena Lebre
Keyword(s):  
Human Condition ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract The “flusserian” phenomenology regards itself as a process, a strategy and, sirnultaneously as a criticism: it would be named an “interrogative phenomenology” or paraphenomenology whose researches are authentic points of “repere”, features that distinguish boundaries and establish paths, connecting them in referential webs that creatively construct a describing and interpretative map of our experience such as it really is. Thus, it is a phenomenology supported by hermeneutics, being its purpose onto-existential. The proposed analysis, from the problematic core of the phenomenological questioning, is that of grabbing the attention to something always expressed and, quite often, ignored or indifferent: a reftection on the gesture. This possible philosophy of the gesture enables the understanding of the relationship of a society/civilization in which the abyss between real and virtual was nullified, where it is possible to think things (Dinge) and the non-things/non-objects (Undinge), as much absurd as this last expression may seem. More important, though, is the openness to the understanding of a new emerging human condition and the strangeness of a society ruled by non-historical criteria: the entrance to the so called post-history.

Exile

2021 ◽  
pp. 398-414
Author(s):  
Johannes Bartuschat
Keyword(s):  
Major Element ◽  
Human Condition ◽  
The Other ◽  
The Third ◽  
Vita Nuova ◽  
Moral Lesson ◽  
Other World ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The Way ◽  
The Human Condition

This chapter examines the way the poet represents his exile. It is composed of three parts: the first considers the way Dante handles his exile in relation to authorship, and reveals how he constructs his authority from his position as an exile in the Convivio, De vulgari eloquentia, and his Epistles. The second analyses exile as a major element of the autobiographical dimension of the Commedia. It shows that the necessity to grasp the moral lesson of the exile constitutes the very heart of the poem. The third part explores the relationship between exile and pilgrimage, the latter being, from the Vita Nuova onwards, a symbol of the human condition, and demonstrates how Dante interprets his experience both as an exile and as a wanderer in the other world in the light of pilgrimage.

VIAGEM DE UM VENCIDO, DE AUGUSTO DOS ANJOS: LITERATURA, RELIGIÃO E MODERNIDADE EM PERSPECTIVA TEOLÓGICA "Viagem de um vencido (Journey of a defeated man), by Augusto dos Anjos: literature, religion and modernity in theological perspective"

2014 ◽  
Vol 5 (10) ◽  
pp. 233
Author(s):  
Joe Marçal G Santos
Keyword(s):  
Paul Tillich ◽  
Brazilian Literature ◽  
Literary Context ◽  
Religion And Modernity ◽  
Literary Process ◽  
History Of ◽  
Theology Of Culture ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Poetic Work

Este artigo tem como tema a relação entre literatura, religião e modernidade. A partir deste, desdobra uma problemática em torno da irrupção de uma autonomia crítico-criativa na formação literária brasileira, no início do século XX, e a relação dessa autonomia com a heteronomia estético-religiosa vigente naquele contexto. O estudo propõe desenvolver essa problemática a partir do papel que a obra poética de Augusto dos Anjos (1884-1914) tem para a história da literatura brasileira. O objetivo do artigo é reconhecer a originalidade de Anjos em relação ao contexto literário vigente e, num segundo momento, analisar o poema Viagem de um vencido numa perspectiva teológico-literária, tendo em mente a problemática da relação acima mencionada. Nas conclusões destaca-se as implicações teológicas dos elementos de originalidade da poesia de Anjos; a pertinência da mediação teórico-metodológica da teologia da cultura de Paul Tillich para essa perspectiva crítica; bem como a contribuição de uma abordagem que considere a temática religiosa para a compreensão do processo histórico-literário da poesia brasileira.Palavras-chave: Poesia brasileira. Augusto dos Anjos. Teologia da cultura.AbstractThis article reflects on the relationship between literature, religion and modernity. Within this theme, it addresses this relationship as an issue concerning the emergence of a critical-creative autonomy in the formation of Brazilian literary culture in the early twentieth century, and the relationship of this autonomy with the current aesthetic-religious heteronomy in that context. The study develops this problem from the important role that the poetic work of Augusto dos Anjos (1884-1914) plays in the history of Brazilian literature. The objective of this article is to recognize Anjos’ originality regarding his literary context and, secondly, it aims to analyze the poem Viagem de um vencido (Journey of a defeated man) in a theological and literary perspective, taking into consideration the problem previously mentioned. In conclusion, the article highlights the following aspects: the theological implications of the originality of Anjos’ poetry; the theoretical and methodological relevance of Paul Tillich’s Theology of Culture for this critical analysis; and the contribution of an approach that considers religious themes to understand the historical and literary process of Brazilian poetry.Keywords: Brazilian poetry. Augusto dos Anjos. Theology of Culture.

The Divine Image and Human Destiny

2019 ◽  
pp. 148-225
Author(s):  
Jarred A. Mercer
Keyword(s):  
Human Condition ◽  
The Body ◽  
Extensive Discussion ◽  
Locative Expression ◽  
Body And Soul ◽  
Human Image ◽  
Stoic Philosophy ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Controversial Aspect

This chapter explores Hilary of Poitiers’s use of “divine image” language. Through this investigation, this chapter demonstrates how Hilary’s trinitarian anthropology takes on a particular Christological form. For Hilary, Christ is the locative expression of normative divine-human relations, and this is uniquely articulated by Hilary within the context of Christ’s suffering and human experience, the most controversial aspect of his thought. This chapter also discusses Hilary’s view of the relationship of the body and soul. In these interrelated concepts of the divine-human image, the body and soul, and Christ’s suffering, Hilary’s trinitarian anthropology carries its prime polemical weight and yields perhaps its most creative theological constructs. Here Hilary’s trinitarian anthropology is both expressed and lived out in the human condition, so that the “image of the invisible God” not only reveals divinity to humanity, but humanity to itself. This chapter also provides an extensive discussion of Hilary’s appropriation of Stoic philosophy.

scholarly journals Impact of Parenting Styles on Adolescents' Self-Esteem and Internalization of Values in Spain

2007 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 338-348 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isabel Martínez ◽  
José Fernando García
Keyword(s):  
Parenting Styles ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
The Self ◽  
Child Rearing ◽  
Social Emotional ◽  
Conservation Values ◽  
Self Transcendence ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

The relationship of parenting styles with adolescents' outcomes was analyzed within a sample of Spanish adolescents. A sample of 1456 teenagers from 13 to 16 years of age, of whom 54.3% were females, reported on their parents' child-rearing practices. The teenagers' parents were classified into one of four groups (authoritative, authoritarian, indulgent, or neglectful). The adolescents were then contrasted on two different outcomes: (1) priority given to Schwartz's self-transcendence (universalism and benevolence) and conservation (security, conformity, and tradition) values and (2) level of self-esteem (appraised in five domains: academic, social, emotional, family and physical). The results show that Spanish adolescents from indulgent households have the same or better outcomes than adolescents from authoritative homes. Parenting is related with two self-esteem dimensions—academic and family—and with all the self-transcendence and conservation values. Adolescents of indulgent parents show highest scores in self-esteem whereas adolescents from authoritarian parents obtain the worst results. In contrast, there were no differences between the priority given by adolescents of authoritative and indulgent parents to any of the self-transcendence and conservation values, whereas adolescents of authoritarian and neglectful parents, in general, assign the lowest priority to all of these values.

Basic Science Research in Pain

2000 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 227-232 ◽  
Author(s):  
Normalynn Garrett
Keyword(s):  
Basic Science ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Human Condition ◽  
Relevant Research ◽  
Basic Science Research ◽  
Continuous Interaction ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Disciplinary Background ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

Pain is not simply a physiologic event, but a dynamic process that involves continuous interaction among complex systems. Nurses have the unique disciplinary background to envision the pain process within the context of the whole dynamic human being. Understanding the human condition in this holistic manner prepares nurses to develop clinically relevant research questions. Many of these research questions can best be answered initially through basic science research. Basic science research by a nurse will be distinct from other disciplines from the inception of the hypothesis through the conclusions drawn to the delineation of areas for further research. This article provides a few examples of basic science research in the area of pain by nurse researchers. The research includes both cellular and animal models and describes the relationship of the research to clinical practice. Patient care will ultimately benefit from clinically relevant research whether the methodology used is basic science or other methods.

The Eucharistic Prayer: An Examination of Recent Research

1985 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 85-97
Author(s):  
Richard O'Doherty
Keyword(s):  
Roman Catholic ◽  
Human Condition ◽  
Word Of God ◽  
The Reformation ◽  
Catholic Tradition ◽  
Eucharistic Prayer ◽  
Constituent Elements ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The Human Condition

This paper has many aims. It proposes, first of all, to cover some of the research that has gone into the Eucharistic Prayer, especially its genesis in Roman Catholic circles. It has been a topic of interest for most of this century, but particularly so in the last twenty years. It aims to discuss the spirituality of the Prayer and its relationship to practical piety and to show the relationship between the Liturgy of the Word, the Gospel tradition, and the Eucharistic Prayer as our response to the Word of God. Lastly, this paper aims to uncover something of the theological richness of this Prayer and at the same time to show its roots in the human condition. In covering this research the paper also aims at pinpointing its constituent elements. Liturgically speaking, the Eucharistic Prayer is central: it represents the Christian response to his God at his most central and sacred moment. It is a topic with a long history. It was discussed particularly at the Reformation and in the Reformed circles was one of the casualties of the older tradition. It is a topic, the study of which has produced some conclusions. There has been a rather widespread reform of the Eucharistic Prayer in many churches. This is especially clear in the renewal of the Roman Catholic tradition and in the proposals of the Anglican Series Three.

scholarly journals Connotative Confluence: Imagery and its functions in Shakespeare’s King Lear

2018 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 120-135
Author(s):  
Shazia Aziz ◽  
Rabia Ashraf ◽  
Huma Ejaz ◽  
Rafi Amir-ud-Din
Keyword(s):  
Early Modern ◽  
Political Legitimacy ◽  
Human Condition ◽  
King Lear ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The Universe ◽  
The Human Condition

Written in the early 1600s, King Lear, an early modern tragedy with the human condition as its main premise, displays Shakespeare’s effective exploitation of complex imagery. Through various images and extended or long drawn out metaphors, Shakespeare not only comments on character, plot, action, man’s position in the universe in relation to Nature, offspring and siblings, but also addresses such questions as political legitimacy, treason, treachery, aristocracy and the relationship between land and the monarch. In a turbulent period marked by strict rules against commenting directly on politics and royalty even in the parliament, imagery also serves as advice for the monarch in the tradition of speculum principis i.e., mirror for princes literature. This paper discusses the effect and manifold functions of various imagistic techniques used in King Lear and how imagery as a stylistic tool helps the playwright to substantially expand the meanings of the play making it a timeless and universal reading not only for the learners of Literature, but also for historians, psychologists, political scientists, philosophers, economists and food theorists, to mention only a few.

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