Filozoficzne aspekty refleksji parenetyczno-wychowawczej w drugiej księdze „Żywota człowieka poczciwego” Mikołaja Reja
Philosophical aspects of preceptorial and educational reflections in the Second Book of “Life of a Decent Man” by Mikolaj Rej
Author(s): Rafał Marcin LeszczyńskiSubject(s): History of Church(es), Other Christian Denominations
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe ChAT
Keywords: Mikolaj Rej; upbringing; morality; antiquity; virtue;affections in the soul;
Summary/Abstract: In this study, a thesis is put forward that the ethical and educational views promoted by Mikolaj Rej in the second book of “Life of a Decent Man” were based mainly on the ancient Greek and Roman philosophy. This relates mainly to Stoical ethics, corrected by Rej in some points using concepts drawn from Aristotle. According to Rej, the purpose of human life is to achieve the virtue which ensues from the subordination of affections to reason. In his opinion, a decent man in the middle years of his life should resemble/imitate virtuous philosophers and pagan rulers. The task that Rej sets himself in the Second Book of his work “Life of a Decent Man” is to mould its readers in the spirit of ancient philosophy.
Journal: Rocznik Teologiczny
- Issue Year: 61/2019
- Issue No: 3
- Page Range: 541-563
- Page Count: 23
- Language: Polish