HANS JONAS AND ALAN WATTS: THEODICY AND THE SPECULATIVE MYTH Cover Image

Hans Jonas i Alan Watts: teodycea a mit spekulatywny
HANS JONAS AND ALAN WATTS: THEODICY AND THE SPECULATIVE MYTH

Author(s): Łukasz Mazur
Subject(s): Social Philosophy, Sociology of Religion
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Papieskiego Jana Pawła II w Krakowie
Keywords: Watts;Jonas;theodicy;speculation;myth;religion;

Summary/Abstract: The article is a brief comparative work, whose subject are two different speculative myths. The first is the myth of English theologian Alan Watts; the secondo – the Jewish philosopher Hans Jonas. Both myths refer to the issues of theodicy. This article attempts to present the main thesis of both myths. Furthermore, it shows the specific role of a myth in the context of issues of theodicy.

  • Issue Year: 2017
  • Issue No: 7
  • Page Range: 55-74
  • Page Count: 20
  • Language: Polish