The Command “Love God above everything and your
neighbour as yourself” from the Point of View of Christian Philosophy Cover Image

Príkaz „Milovať Boha nadovšetko a blížneho ako seba samého“ z pohľadu kresťanskej filozofie
The Command “Love God above everything and your neighbour as yourself” from the Point of View of Christian Philosophy

Author(s): Oľga Gavendová
Subject(s): Philosophy, Social Sciences, Theology and Religion
Published by: Teologická fakulta Trnavskej univerzity
Keywords: love;nature;the being;the good;God;person

Summary/Abstract: The article looks at the command of love to God and to the neighbour. The goal is to find out whether this command is justifiable in the nature of beings, or it is purely a religious command. For this reason we will pay attention to the beings naturally directed towards the good, enabling to talk about natural love. Subsequently, we will focus on human love where three levels can be distinguished: sensual love, personal love and agape. Finally we will try to answer some questions following from the command of love to God and to the neighbour: whether it is the same love, whether these loves exclude each another, whether love only to God or only to the neighbour can exist, and why actually one has to love God and the neighbour.

  • Issue Year: 6/2015
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 47-59
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Slovak