MAN AS A SUPERIOR QUALITY OF THE REST OF CREATION: HUMAN BEING AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT IN GREGORY OF NYSSA
MAN AS A SUPERIOR QUALITY OF THE REST OF CREATION: HUMAN BEING AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT IN GREGORY OF NYSSA
Author(s): Spyros P. PanagopoulosSubject(s): Philosophy
Published by: Instytut Filozofii i Socjologii Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: Gregory of Nyssa; creation; Christian anthropology; De opificio hominis; teleology; in the Image; in Likeness; Book of Genesis
Summary/Abstract: In the treatise on the construction of man De opificio hominis, Gregory of Nyssa ar-gues that man is qualitatively superior to other natural creations of God. Man is created in the image of God, a condition not found, at least explicitly, for other creatures. It is up to him whether he will digest this image in question or not. Despite the superiority attributed to man, it is not claimed in any way that he shall behave towards the rest of nature by a way of domination.
Journal: Dialogue and Universalism
- Issue Year: 2016
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 69-78
- Page Count: 10
- Language: English
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