THE DEATHS OF GOD

• Authors: Lobocki J.
• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

The main issue of the article is the death of God. This topic holds an important place in the philosophy of Nietzsche. Bringing man to atheism is not, however, his most important idea. This idea is to bridge the gap between critical thinking and positive proposals, which are not absent from his philosophy. This idea is a new beginning for the philosophy of man and the ethics of responsibility. The death of God is a complex phenomenon. Nietzsche sees it from several perspectives; that is why Zarathrusta says: 'When gods die they always die many kinds of death'. The article above tries to show the need to acknowledge God's death as a chance for man and its consequences from the perspectives of sociology, theology, aesthetics, psychology and ethics. The author tries to show that 'God's death' is a phenomenon that affects all aspects of human life - in this sense, his atheism is radical. It cannot be treated only in the theological dimension, or treated as an ephemeral problem.

Keywords

EN

ATHEISM; DEATH OF GOD; ETHICS OF RESPONSIBILITY; NEW BEGINNING

Discipline

• PHILOSOPHY: PHILOSOPHY

• Publisher: Polska Akademia Umiejętności / Uniwersytet Jagielloński
• Journal: Kwartalnik Filozoficzny
• Year: 2008
• Volume: 36
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 149-179
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Lobocki J.

• J. Lobocki, Uniwersytet Jagiellonski, Instytut Filozofii, ul.Grodzka 52, 31-044 Kraków, Poland

Identifiers

CEJSH db identifier

08PLAAAA04568804