Aspects of Philosophy of Globalization in the Encyclical Letter Caritas in veritate Cover Image

Aspekti filozofije globalizacije u enciklici Caritas in veritate
Aspects of Philosophy of Globalization in the Encyclical Letter Caritas in veritate

Author(s): Hrvoje Relja
Subject(s): Philosophy
Published by: Hrvatsko Filozofsko Društvo
Keywords: globalization; gratuitousness; encyclical letter; love in truth; Benedict XVI

Summary/Abstract: The latest encyclical letter by the Pope Benedict XVI Caritas in veritate, similar to the former encyclicals dedicated to social issues, is the most representative part of the Catholic social teaching which analyses current world issues in the light of Judeo-Christian Revelation and general principles of Christian philosophy. This article has expounded the philosophical background of Roman Catholic social teaching and indicated metaphysical peculiarities of that philosophy which builds, as it is shown, the philosophical foundation of the encyclical Caritas in veritate. By analyzing the logic of Benedict’s philosophical discourse, which in that philosophical frame includes the principle of gratuitousness as the expression of human fraternity, we tried to show the contribution of Caritas in veritate encyclical letter to current philosophical thought about globalization.

  • Issue Year: 31/2011
  • Issue No: 01/121
  • Page Range: 101-108
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: Croatian