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A brief anthropology of family
A brief anthropology of family

Author(s): João Manuel Duque
Subject(s): Essay|Book Review |Scientific Life
Published by: Uniwersytet Opolski
Keywords: family; anthropology; gift; difference; relation;

Summary/Abstract: This article intends to think the concrete reality of the family from the perspective of a philosophical anthropology, based on the biblical-Christian hermeneutic model. At the same time, starting from this particular anthropology, it suggests a general anthropology according to a family matrix. This anthropology is understood as relation of different persons, based on the model of donation. The concrete mode of its accomplishment occurs in family relations, like filiation, fraternity, conjugality and parenthood.

  • Issue Year: 2014
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 15-28
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: English