Avoiding Slipko’s Slips: Karol Wojtyla’s Two Levels of Value

• Authors: Lahay Thomas
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

In his paper, “The Concept of Value in the Ethical Thought of Cardinal Karol Wojtyła,” Tadeusz Ślipko argues that the thought of Karol Wojtyła was not faithful to the truth. This paper attempts (1) to bring into question the validity of Tadeusz Ślipko’s claim and (2) to show that Wojtyła can be embraced not only as an ambassador of the truth, but that such an acceptance allows us to embrace the truth itself. The paper consists of three parts. After (1) framing the stage with a more developed showcase of Wojtyła’s view of value within the bounds of morality as seen from antiquity, it (2) summarizes Ślipko’s objections and reservations and, then, (3) expands on Wojtyła’s stance in relation to the objections and offers relevant solutions.

Keywords

EN

Tadeusz Ślipko; Karol Wojtyła; person; lived experience; duty; truth; virtue; moral value; good; evil; phenomenological method; abstraction

• Publisher: International Étienne Gilson Society
• Journal: Studia Gilsoniana
• Year: 2019
• Volume: 8
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 621-643

Dates

published

2019-08-20

Contributors

author

Lahay Thomas

• Holy Apostles College & Seminary, Cromwell, Conn., USA

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Identifiers

ISSN

2300-0066

ISSN

2577-0314

DOI

10.26385/SG.080324