Reflections on the Nobility of Spirit in Romanian Philosophy

• Authors: Lateş Titus
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

At the turn of the 17th century, in Romanian philosophy the nobility of spirit is seen as a certain but intermediate value, to be cherished while man waits for his divine re-ward, which is everlasting life, as presented in Divanul [The Divan] by Dimitrie Cantemir. Two hundred and fifty years later, man is regarded as having evolved from the animal forms of life in Mihai Ralea’s systematic presentation Explicarea omului [An Explanation of Man], and the sole meaning of nobility is the revolutionary one, the heroic one, that is the ethical one. From a totally different point of view, during the interwar period, Constantin Micu Stavilă developed a general theory of man and society thus compellingly arguing against the claims of all ideologists of the natural genesis of human spirituality. In this theory the nobility of spirit was said to come from work and creation. By presenting these examples, my intention is to rediscover this spiritual, mor-al and socio-cultural ideal in order to find its place, role and profile in designing a new view of human nature, for a more decent human world.

Keywords

EN

human nature; noble soul; nobility; the nobility of spirit; well-balanced thinking; distracted man; love; immortality

• Publisher: Instytut Filozofii i Socjologii Polskiej Akademii Nauk; Fundacja Filozofia Na Rzecz Dialogu
• Journal: Dialogue and Universalism
• Year: 2017
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 127-136

Contributors

author

Lateş Titus

• University of Bucharest, Romania