In the process of determining what is the revealed truth... Socinians against the dogma of the Holy Trinity Cover Image

W procesie ustalania co jest prawdą objawioną... Socynianie wobec dogmatu Trójcy Świętej
In the process of determining what is the revealed truth... Socinians against the dogma of the Holy Trinity

Author(s): Robert Mieczkowski
Subject(s): Metaphysics, Epistemology, Contemporary Philosophy, Philosophy of Religion
Published by: Wyższe Seminarium Duchowne w Łodzi
Keywords: Socinians; Polish Brethren philosophy; the dogma of the Holy Trinity; Andreas Wissowatius; Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz;

Summary/Abstract: In this article we will analyze Andreas Wissowatius’s arguments which were presented in the discussion between two eminent thinkers: the Polish Socinian and Gottfried Wilhelm Leibinz, a German philosopher of the Enlightenment, in the late seventeenth century. This exchange of views makes it possible to observe the philosophical premises that led Andreas Wissowatius to reject the dogma of the Holy Trinity. The discussion, from which the Antitrinitarians arguments were quoted, became very well known among European theologians and philosophers, mainly due to the reputation which was decades later enjoyed by Leibniz. The discussion became known in Germany thanks to Lessing who was an editor and commentator of the dispute about the Holy Trinity as well as an advocate of tolerance, and a German writer of the Enlightenment.

  • Issue Year: 24/2015
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 77-90
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Polish