ĽUDSKÁ DUŠA A MIMOĽUDSKÝ INTELEKT

• Authors: Robert Karul

Title variants

EN

Human soul and non-human intellect

• Languages of publication: SK

Abstracts

EN

In the contribution two Plotinus´ treatises are scrutinized in order to unveil the possible self-givens of soul on one side and intellect on the other. Plotinus´ concept of soul borders on the definition of a human being (whose constitution depends on the soul descending into him), while the intellect is divine, non-human. In Plotinus self-givens means self-knowledge, self-reflection or self-awareness. The question is, whether self-knowledge as the highest knowledge is related to the soul, or to the intellect alone. Even though the author outlines what could be regarded as the self-knowledge of soul, he questions the independent existence of this self of soul. Soul is not self-given in knowledge, it is rather self-given by intellect. This, strangely enough, corresponds with M. Henry’s conception of the relationship between the Self (i.e. soul in Plotinus) and Life (i.e. Intellect in Plotinus).

Keywords

EN

SOUL; INTELLECT; SELF-REFLECTION; COGITO; PLOTINUS; HUMAN

• Publisher: Institute of Philosophy, Slovak Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Filozofia (Philosophy)
• Year: 2014
• Volume: 69
• Issue: 7
• Pages: 613 – 622

Contributors

author

Robert Karul

• Filozofický ústav SAV, Bratislava, Slovak Republic