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The Experience of Human Being in the Thought of Karol Wojtyla
The Experience of Human Being in the Thought of Karol Wojtyla

Author(s): Grzegorz Hołub, Piotr Stanisław Mazur
Subject(s): Philosophy of Religion, Transformation Period (1990 - 2010), Phenomenology, Ontology
Published by: Lietuvos mokslų akademijos leidykla
Keywords: internal experience; external experience; phenomenology; personalism; naturalism; Karol Wojtyla;

Summary/Abstract: This paper undertakes an issue of human experience as presented by Karol Wojtyla. He proposed an interesting combination of internal and external experiences, which results from phenomenological and personalistic thinking. At the same time, he juxtaposed his proposal with a phenomenalistic (naturalistic) approach. However, Wojtyla did not elaborate on the contrast between these two positions. Hence, in this article there is an attempt to complement that. A detailed comparison of these positions helps in understanding better the personalist concept of the experience of human being, which can be succinctly expressed in the following thesis: to get to know the reality of human being is only possible when we take into account the integral experience of human being, including the experience of being human.

  • Issue Year: 2017
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 73-83
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: English