Filozofia jako meditatio mortis (Platon – Montaigne)

• Authors: Ireneusz Ziemiński

Title variants

EN

PHILOSOPHY AS MEDITATIO MORTIS (PLATO AND MONTAIGNE)

• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

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The idea of philosophy as meditatio mortis is illustrated with the examples of Plato’s and Montaigne’s views. According to Plato, life within body is a kind of evil, and death is the way of release and return to divine life. Philosophy regarded as seeking the truth is at the same time an exercise in dying because it consists in taking off reason from body and senses. Philosophy as meditatio mortis is then preparing to true and eternal life. According to Montaigne, death is the necessary end of human existence, which we should accept without reservation and fear. Philosophy lies in preparing to death as a natural biological event, common to all living creatures. Human dying should be liberated from all ceremonies and cultural rituals because they are the main reasons of our fear and prevent us from accepting death as a natural event.

Keywords

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MEDITATIO MORTIS; DEATH; PLATO; MONTAIGNE

• Publisher: Oficyna Wydawnicza Epigram
• Journal: Filo-Sofija
• Year: 2006
• Volume: 6
• Issue: 6
• Pages: 43-58

Contributors

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Ireneusz Ziemiński