O możliwym znaczeniu nihilizmu dla religii

• Authors: Wojciech Torzewski

Title variants

EN

NIHILISM AND RELIGIOUS FAITH

• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

In the article the author provides a positive answer to the question, whether for a religious believer awareness of nihilism can be a source of positive insights in the nature of religious faith. Nihilism in this context is understood not as a simple denial of the existence of the Transcendent, but as a all-encompassing cultural experience grounded in the activity of reflection. Analysis of the phenomenon of nihilism and its specific “logic” leads to description of the condition of a religious consciousness which is shaped by the recognition of positive aspects of the experience of nihilism. The search for positive meaning of nihilism is set against the background of the debate about the relationship between “faith” and “reason”. What is under consideration, however, is not the question whether in the context of nihilism some sort of faith is still possible, but whether a believer’s epistemic situation is affected by his awareness of nihilism.

Keywords

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NIHILISM; FAITH; REASON; RELIGION

• Publisher: Oficyna Wydawnicza Epigram
• Journal: Filo-Sofija
• Year: 2004
• Volume: 4
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 117-128

Contributors

author

Wojciech Torzewski