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Zadania filozofii w poszukiwaniu prawdy w świetle encykliki Jana Pawła II Fides et ratio
The tasks of philosophy in a search of truth in the light of encyclical Fides et ratio of John Paul II

Author(s): Andrzej Symonowicz
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, History, Philosophy, Social Sciences, Theology and Religion, Systematic Theology, Pastoral Theology
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Szczecińskiego
Keywords: Church teaching; faith; modernism; philosophy; sense; the modern age; theology

Summary/Abstract: Philosophy has always accompanied a human being as the way leading to discover wisdom. The Christian Revelation given by God in the person of Jesus Christ answers to the fundamentalquestions. The article states new tasks which, according to the encyclical Fides et ratio, stay in its serving role regarding theology. The definitions and concepts mentioned in philosopher’swritings enable us to explain the content of the faith as far as it is supported by realism and objectivity. The modern crisis of identity of a human being is connected with the abandonment of legacy of a classical idea that classical philosophy was based on. Nihilism, philosophy of relativism and pragmatism are characteristic features of present mentality but they cannot show the real sense of actuality to a man.

  • Issue Year: 2015
  • Issue No: 22
  • Page Range: 177-187
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Polish