scholarly journals “Eternity roll’d wide apart”: The Creation of the World and Man in William Blake’s The [First] Book of Urizen in Light of Emanuel Swedenborg’s The Last Judgment

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Csaba József Spalovszky
Keyword(s):  
Human Life ◽  
William Blake ◽  
Religion And Science ◽  
Creation Myth ◽  
Last Judgment ◽  
The World ◽  
Emanuel Swedenborg ◽  
Inner World ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Creation Stories

Beginnings are usually regarded as either hard or energizing times that set our inner world in motion. However, there is a beginning that is more important for humanity than any other: the origin of human life and of the world. The knowledge of our origin and the mystery concerning the beginning of the world have been the most intriguing and most engaging issues since man became aware of their own physical and spiritual existence. For many centuries, it was the duty of religion to provide humanity with a teaching about their origin and the foundation of human dignity. However, the 18th and 19th centuries were critical in the treatment of the biblical creation stories in Europe. The debate between misinterpreted creation myth accounts and scientific theories led to a sharpening confrontation between religion and science, but it also divided the believers and resulted in the birth of new theories. Emanuel Swedenborg, an influential theologist of the period, wrote detailed commentaries and genuine tractates related to the topic that influenced the ideology and art of William Blake, a versatile and ingenious artist and thinker of the era, whose influence is still significant today. The aim of this study is to highlight the parallels and contrasts between Blake’s Genesis myth and Swedenborg’s teachings, mainly through the unusual pairing of The [First] Book of Urizen and The Last Judgment, to show the connection between Swedenborg’s unorthodox views and Blake’s ideas about the creation of man and the world.

De actualisering van het geloof in een laatste oordeel in het existentiële perspectief van Rudolf Bultmann

2011 ◽  
Vol 65 (4) ◽  
pp. 293-306
Author(s):  
Gea Smit
Keyword(s):  
Human Life ◽  
Way Of Life ◽  
The Core ◽  
Rudolf Bultmann ◽  
Last Judgment ◽  
The World ◽  
The New Testament ◽  
New Form ◽  
Abstract Notion ◽  
Core Meaning

In the New Testament, the belief that the last judgment would arrive soon was paired with an ethical appeal to change one’s attitude or way of life. However, with the expectation of an imminent judgment fading, this connection weakened. This paper investigates whether the existential theology of Rudolf Bultmann offers an inter-pretation that manages to actualise belief in a last judgment for the present day. Bultmann interprets the core meaning of judgment to be that God, with the coming of Jesus Christ into the world, opens the possibility for a new form of true existence for every individual who submits to it. This conception indeed implies an existential importance of the belief in an eschatological judgment for human life in the present. However, a more exact interpretation of the rather abstract notion of this form of true existence seems hard to describe and therefore leaves the question somewhat open.

scholarly journals "Theatricalisation" of the lyrical hero in the poetry of Alexander Blok: genesis and ways of artistic realization

2019 ◽  
pp. 107-112
Author(s):  
Nataliya G. Koptelova
Keyword(s):  
Characteristic Feature ◽  
Creative Thinking ◽  
Creative Mind ◽  
Art Form ◽  
The World ◽  
Stage Directors ◽  
Inner World ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Way Of Knowing

The article deals with the "theatricalisation" of the lyrical hero, which is a characteristic feature of Alexander Blok’s poetry. It is shown that the desire for theatre, as the highest art form, meets the resistance of the lyrical way of knowing the world that prevails in Alexander Blok’s creative mind. This leads to the fact that the streams of lyricism and theatre in his artistic system collide and interact. As a result, traits which are inherent in the creative thinking of playwrights, actors and stage directors and organic for Alexander Blok are realised on the basis of lyricism. It is proved that the "theatricalisation" of the lyrical hero in Alexander Blok's poetry is expressed both in the reincarnation of the subject, revealing autopsychological experiences (then the reception of the "lyrical mask" arises), and in the statement of the role principle. It is emphasised that the "theatricalisation" of the lyrical hero, occurring in Alexander Blok's verses, leads to the creation of characters whose inner world can be in the most varying degrees of distance from the author's consciousness.

Transcending Science

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Cottingham
Keyword(s):  
Human Life ◽  
Spiritual Transformation ◽  
Religion And Science ◽  
Actual Role ◽  
Relevant Evidence ◽  
The World ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Religious Understanding

In many contemporary debates, religion and science are cast as rivals, supposedly offering competing explanations of the origins and nature of the cosmos. This chapter argues that we need a more “humane” model of religious understanding, one that is responsive to the actual role played by religion in the life of the believer. Understanding the world religiously is less about subscribing to explanatory hypotheses than about a certain mode of engagement with reality, requiring a moral and spiritual transformation of the subject. This has important implications for the appropriate way to philosophize about religion. Instead of an epistemology of control, operating through the detached evaluation of “spectator evidence,” we may need to substitute an epistemology of receptivity. In religion, as in many areas of human life, proper perception and understanding may require a process of attunement for the relevant evidence to become manifest.

Genesis

2019 ◽  
pp. 8-14
Author(s):  
Ellen F. Davis
Keyword(s):  
The Bible ◽  
The World ◽  
Divine Judgment ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Creation Stories

Several literary and theological patterns that appear first in Genesis prove to be central to the Bible as a whole. The creation stories focus not on the origins of species but on the creation of relationships between God and the world, and among creatures within the world. These relationships are initially marked by intimacy and pleasure. However, the Primeval History traces multiple human-induced ruptures into the created order that are followed by suffering, divine judgment, and finally a new relational reality introduced by God. The pattern of ruptures and new divine initiatives is marked by a corresponding series of blessings and curses. Starting with Abraham, certain women and men are transformed by the responsibility of bearing and perpetuating God’s blessing for the world.

Reflection of the inner world of a person in education

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (Extra-B) ◽  
pp. 203-209
Author(s):  
Nikolai Nikolaevich Romanov ◽  
Aleksandra Ivanovna Zakharova ◽  
Alexandra Fedorovna Bortnik ◽  
Maria Nikiforovna Romanova ◽  
Vladilena Romanovna Abramova
Keyword(s):  
Information Society ◽  
Research Method ◽  
External Factor ◽  
Human Life ◽  
External Factors ◽  
Internal Motivation ◽  
Modern Education ◽  
The World ◽  
Inner World

The processes of globalization and related integration that are taking place in the world, as well as the transition to the digitalization of all spheres of human life in the information society, adjustments introduced into people's lives, caused by unforeseen situations that cover the whole world, require a revision of the content of modern education. The relevance of the study is related to the need to search for stable support in a person in a constantly changing world, which inevitably leads to studying the role of the internal as related to the external factor in a person in the education system. The purpose of the article is to reveal the role of the inner world of a person in education. The leading research method was the analysis of the existing theoretical provisions and emerging practice in the spheres of pedagogy and education. The results of the study on the analysis of the role and place of the internal (motivation, impetus as the beginning of development, self-ordering) as related to the external (factors, causes, and conditions).

Reflections of an Existential Crisis in Søren Kierkegaard’s Aesthetic Conception

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 29-41
Author(s):  
Antanas Andrijauskas ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Human Life ◽  
Philosophy Of Art ◽  
Arthur Schopenhauer ◽  
Abstract Thinking ◽  
Philosophical Thinking ◽  
Existential Crisis ◽  
Radical Critique ◽  
The World ◽  
Inner World ◽  
Individual Human

This article considers the principles of philosophical thinking in Søren Kierkegaard’s nonclassical aesthetics. Special attention is given to his radical critique of “false” and “impersonal” rationalism. This does not only mean the rejection of the traditional principles of classical metaphysics which claims “universality” and “universal meaning.” Kierkegaard also bases his philosophy on individual human life, or, in other words, personal existence with its unique inner world. His critique is more profound than that by Arthur Schopenhauer. Kierkegaard develops his own philosophy of “existential crisis,” opposing subjective will and internal changes to abstract thinking and external influences. Kierkegaard’s works initiate the critical or nonclassical stage in Western aesthetics. The main place in it is occupied by the idea of the disharmony of the world: its subjective reflection is “split” consciousness that has lost contact with the traditional concepts of harmony, humanism, goodness, beauty and philosophy of art.

scholarly journals ARTISTIK FND AESTHETIC EDUCATION OF YOUNG CHILDREN: HISTORY, MODERNITY AND PROSPECTS OF DEVELOPMENT

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (195) ◽  
pp. 86-91
Author(s):  
Snezhana Kurkina ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Young Children ◽  
Positive Mood ◽  
Aesthetic Education ◽  
Educational Activities ◽  
Aesthetic Development ◽  
Current State ◽  
The World ◽  
Inner World ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Education And Society

Іn this article an attempt is made to explore and cover the history, current state and prospects of the problem of artistic and aesthetic education of young children. The author lists scientists (philosophers, educators and psychologists) who laid the foundation for understanding and studying this problem, analyzes their thoughts and works, draws parallels, makes comparisons, provides recommendations for improving the effectiveness of artistic and aesthetic education of children of this age in modern educational institutions. The author emphasizes that the current state of development of education and society in Ukraine dictates the need for mandatory conditions that motivate children to learn, maintain interest in self-expression and self-affirmation in educational activities, stimulate and nurture the need to improve themselves and the world. The promotion of artistic and aesthetic development of children should be expressed in the aestheticization and cultivation of the environment, the creation of educational situations in which all components that affect the formation of the child's inner world and are associated with artistic and aesthetic development of micro and macro environment. In addition, the special role and own example of an educator, a teacher of cultural, artistic disciplines, people who must directly perform the functions of artistic and aesthetic education of children. We are talking about the degree of professional training, the ability to capture by example, passion for their work, the ability to create an emotionally positive mood in the process of communication between students and art, providing them with the necessary support and care. The current state of development of education and society, dictate the need to comply with the conditions that motivate children to learn, help maintain interest in self-expression and self-affirmation in educational activities, stimulate and nurture the need to improve themselves and the world around them. The promotion of artistic and aesthetic development of children should be expressed in the aestheticization and cultivation of the environment, the creation of educational situations that would involve all components that affect the formation of the inner world of the child and are related to artistic and aesthetic development of the environment. It can be an acquaintance with the culture and artistic traditions of your country, region, communication with nature, etc. And, of course, the personal example of the educator, the teacher, and adults from the immediate environment is of great importance to children. It is about professionalism, passion for their work, the presence of culture and ethics of behavior, the ability to create an emotionally positive mood in communication with children, providing them with the necessary support and care.

scholarly journals O homem se reencontra e se olha em tudo o que Vê: a frondescência do saber autoconsciente no paradigma da complexidade

2017 ◽  
pp. 131-144
Author(s):  
Karen Geisel Domingues ◽  
Ines Maria Zanforlin Pires de Almeida
Keyword(s):  
The Other ◽  
Nature And Culture ◽  
Palabras Clave ◽  
The World ◽  
Inner World ◽  
Self Knowledge ◽  
The Creation ◽  
The Individual

Apresentamos, neste trabalho, o olhar da complexidade sobre o fenômeno humano que ira abarcar os sistemas que envolvem a vida. Nesse paradigma pós-moderno, a fronteira entre mundo externo e interno tende a diluir-se, assim como natureza e cultura a interpenetrarem-se e o Eu e o Outro se aprontam para servir de mútuo espelho de conhecimento e testemunho. A partir dessa visão de conjunção e reconhecimento entre mundos por meio da ciência, da mística e do autoconhecimento, alimenta-se o processo de construção do conhecimento científico e da constituição da humanidade. Ao observarmos o exercício de pesquisa e do trabalho docente, percebemos como ocorre o desenvolvimento de saberes que vem engendrar o ser individual, o ser coletivo, assim como a própria criação do mundo.Palavras-chave: Paradigma da complexidade. Ciência. Consciência de si.Man founds itself and looks at everything he sees: the frondescence of self-conscious knowledge in the paradigm of complexityAbstractThis article presents the view of complexity upon the human phenomenon encompassing systems involving life. In the postmodern paradigm, the frontier between outside and inner world are solving, so as the lines between nature and culture seems to be interpenetrating each other. As well as I and the Other stand ready to serve as mutual mirror for knowledge and witness of life. From this point of conjunction and recognition among worlds considering science, mystic view and self-knowledge the process of construction is fed by scientiHc learnings and the humanity constitution itself. As the exercise of scientiHc research and the teaching work are observed, it is possible to perceive the development of knowledge that comes to engender the individual being, the collective being as well as the creation of the world itself.Keywords: Complexity paradigm. Science. Self-consciousness.El hombre se reencuentra y se mira en todo lo que ve: la frondescencia del saber autoconsciente en el paradigma de la complejidadResumenPresentamos en este trabajo la mirada de la complejidad sobre el fenómeno que ira abarcar los sistemas que involucran la vida. En este paradigma posmoderno la frontera entre mundo externo e interno tienden a una dilución, así como la naturaleza y cultura que se mesclan, como tambien el Yo y el Otro se preparan para que sirvieran de mutuo espejo de conocimiento y testimonio. A partir de esa mirada de conjunción y reconocimiento entre mundos por medio de la ciencia, de la mística, y del autoconocimiento, se alimenta el proceso de construcción del conocimiento cientíHco y constitución de la humanidad. Al senalarnos el ejercicio de investigación y trabajo del cuerpo docente nos dimos cuenta como ocurre el desarrollo de los conocimientos que vienen a engendrar el ser individual, el ser colectivo, así como la propia creación del mundo. Palabras clave: Paradigma de la complejidad. Ciencia. Autoconciencia.

scholarly journals "IMPACT OF MINIATURE PAINTING ON CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS OF RAJASTHAN"

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (11) ◽  
pp. 204-206
Author(s):  
Indu Joshi ◽  
Kamal Kishore Kashyap
Keyword(s):  
Contemporary Art ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Psychological Effects ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
The World ◽  
Miniature Painting ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Indian Painting ◽  
Made In ◽  
Contemporary Artists

Contemporary art which believes in the creation of an unimaginable world by creating new forms of continuous form which has shaped its sensation by mixing multiple modes of expression and has also reduced the distance of art from other experimental disciplines. As a result, the creation of an artwork today has created a new way to express the psychological effects of human beings through pictures by creating musical melodies, perfume fragrances and many other environments.The influence or inspiration of something has always been behind any experiment or work in human life, in the same way, many contemporary artists, influenced by the Indian miniature, painting tradition, developed their own art style by creating new forms. At the same time, the work of inspiring the invaluable heritage of Indian painting in a changing environment. Contemporary artists have succeeded in creating amazing picture forms by blending contemporary and interactive shapes, by entering the world of miniature paintings made in small color, color, method, contemporary artists by entering the world of canvas and oil colors.A long list of artists who have attracted the whole world by creating such art forms is working in Rajasthan, which includes Chhotu Lal, Shail Chappell, Couple Kishore Upadhyay, Rameshwar Baruta, Lalit Shrama, Prabha Shah, Lalchand Marothia, Charan Sharma, Kiran Murdia etc. includes many names. समकालीन कला जो नित नवीन रूपों का सृजन कर एक अकल्पनीय संसार के सृजन में विश्वास रखती है जिसने अभिव्यक्ति के अनेक साधनों के मिश्रण से अपपनी अनुभूति को एक आकार प्रदान करने के साथ अन्य प्रयोगधर्मी विषयों से कला की दूरी को कम करने का भी कार्य किया है जिसका परिणाम है कि एक कलाकृति का निर्माण आज संगीत की धुन, इत्र की सुगंध एवं अन्य कई प्रकार के वातावरण का सृजन कर मनुष्य के मनोवैज्ञानिक प्रभावों को चित्रों के माध्यम से अभिव्यक्त करने का नवीन मार्ग प्रशस्थ हुआ।मनुष्य के जीवन में कोई भी प्रयोग या कार्य के पीछे हमेशा से ही किसी चीज का प्रभाव या प्रेरणा कार्य करती आयी है उसी प्रकार से अनेक समकालीन कलाकारों ने भारतीय लघु, चित्र परम्पपरा से प्रभावितत होकर अपनी कला शैली का विकास कर नवीन रूपों के सृजन के साथ-साथ भारतीय चित्रकला की अमूल्य धरोहर को बदलतते परिवेश में गति प्रदान करने का कार्य किया है। छोटे-छोटे पारस्परिक रूप-रंग, विधि में बने लघु चित्रों के संसार को समकालीन कलाकारों ने कैनवास एवं तैल रंगों की दुनियां में प्रवेश कराकर समकालीन एवं पारस्परिक आकारों के समिश्रण से अद्भुत चित्र रुपों की रचना करने में सफल रहा है। इस प्रकार के कला रूपों का सृजन कर सम्पूर्ण विश्व को आकर्षित करने वाले कलाकारों की एक लम्बी सूची राजस्थान में कार्यरत हैं जिसमें छोटू लाल, शैल चैपल, युगल किशोर उपाध्याय, रामेश्वर बरूटा, ललित श्र्मा, प्रभा शाह, लालचंद मरोठिया, चरन शर्मा, किरण मुर्डिया आदि अनेक नाम शामिल हैं।

Comparative analysis of Sri Aurobindo Ghosh, Jalaliddin Rumi and Henri Bergson’s ideas about intuition and spiritual love

2021 ◽  
pp. 188-197
Author(s):  
Gulchehra T. Kabulniyazova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Human Soul ◽  
Sri Aurobindo ◽  
Central Asian ◽  
Integral Yoga ◽  
The World ◽  
Eastern Cultures ◽  
Inner World ◽  
Intellectual Limitations

The article analyzes the ideas of the Sufi thinker, poet Jalaladdin Rumi, the prominent Indian philosopher Sri Aurobindo Ghosh, and Henri Bergson about intuition and spiritual love. These thinkers, who lived in different historical eras, who were not familiar with each other’s creativity, expressed a number of similar ideas. These are ideas of spiritual love and intuition. According to Rumi, the idea of a person as God’s slave or servant is significantly lower than the idea of a person as a beloved of God, since it prevents one from seeing the im­age of God in the inner world of a person; the enlightened human soul strives to merge with the world soul. The highest goal of the integral yoga of Aurobindo is the unity of body, soul and spirit, thanks to which a latent spiritual force with a divine nature manifests itself in a person, a person turns into an instrument of action of divine will – Shakti. Rumi sees the meaning of human life in the dis­closure of creative abilities. Bergson defines intuition as the energy of benevo­lence, with the help of which the intellectual limitations of people are over­come. A person, according to Bergson, is a creative being, in whose activity a creative impulse is manifested; in turn, this impulse gives rise to intuition. Comparing the views of three thinkers, we find a pantheistic attitude that makes different worldviews comparable and provides a basis for their comparative study, which was pointed out in the 11th century. outstanding Central Asian en­cyclopedist Abu Rayhan al-Biruni. In our opinion, the ideas of spiritual love and intuition are the bridge that connects Western and Eastern cultures, which are very different from each other.

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