SPRESNENIE VÝRAZU „NEVERIACI“ AKO PRÍSPEVOK K ROZVOJU CYRILO-METODSKÉHO FILOZOFICKÉHO DEDIČSTVA

• Authors: Krupa Jozef

Title variants

EN

Clarification of the term ‘unbeliever’ as a contribution to the development of the Cyril-Methodian philosophical heritage

• Languages of publication: SK

Abstracts

EN

The love and affection of Saint Constantine-Cyril, also called the Philosopher, for truth and wisdom was manifested in several disputes whereby he brilliantly argued in favour of his opinion. The author of the study was inspired by this feature of his character. Based on his argumentation, he proposes to specify the use of the term ‘unbeliever’ or ‘believer’ according to the latest results of experimental sciences, philosophy and theology, which have not yet proved that only ‘believers’ believe in God, while ‘unbelievers’ would not be believers in the matter, in chance or in anything other than the first principle, but would be ‘aware’, ‘knowing’, who experimentally proved where the universe comes from and who controls it. A statement of this type is already found in the Catholic funeral ceremony. The author’s efforts may contribute to the clarification of expression in philosophy, religious studies, theology, exact sciences, to more precise formulas in the Slovak language, as well as to mutual dialogue and understanding of members of antagonistic worldviews. It is also a contribution to the development of the Cyril-Methodian philosophical heritage which the Slovak Republic Constitution refers to in the preamble.

Keywords

EN

TERMINOLOGY; UNBELIEVER; BELIEVER; PHILOSOPHY; RELIGIOUS STUDIES; THEOLOGY

• Publisher: Univerzita Konštantína Filozofa v Nitre
• Journal: Konštantínove listy
• Year: 2022
• Volume: 15
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 160 - 169

Contributors

author

Krupa Jozef

• Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Roman Catholic Theology of Cyril and Methodius, Kapitulská 26, 814 58 Bratislava, Slovak republic

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2276-6010

Identifiers

DOI

10.17846/CL.2022.15.2.160-169