IONA, FIUL LUI AMITAI, KARL MARX ŞI ORGOLIUL PROFETIC
Jonah, the son of Amittai, Karl Marx and the Prophetic Vanity
Author(s): Nicolae DRĂGUȘINSubject(s): History of Philosophy, 19th Century Philosophy
Published by: Editura Academiei Române
Keywords: Book of Jonah; Karl Marx; vanity; prophecy; ideology;
Summary/Abstract: This essayprovides the reader with a free and challenging interpretation of the Book of Jonah. Itaims to draw a parallel between two prophets of history: Jonah, the son of Amittai, andKarl Marx. It aims to show that both prophets expose a certain degree of vanity.Moreover, following the Marxian definition of ideology, Jonah seems to fulfill animportant condition of any ideology: he refuses to question his acts and behavior on theground that he is right in behaving the way he does. However, there are importantdifferences and similarities between these two cases which the essay aims to point out.Although the Book of Jonah has an open end (which invites the reader to go further ininterpretating the text), it might be properly understood as a treatise of anti-prophecymostly in an ironic key (for instance, the prophet Jonah is thought by those who shouldreceive his prophecy).
Journal: Revista de filosofie
- Issue Year: LXIII/2016
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 65-75
- Page Count: 11
- Language: Romanian, Moldavian