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Filosofizzazione del cristianesimo

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Magris A.
Verbum Vitae
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2021
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vol. 39
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issue 3
915-940
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Whereas all major aspects of the Hellenic civilization faded away at the triumph of the Christian religion, only Greek philosophy remained, and found some original developments inside the new cultural environment. Therefore, we should speak rather of philosophization than of hellenization of Christianity. Many earlier Christian authors were indeed hostile towards philosophy, yet Justin’s, Clement’s and Origen’s line prevailed, saying it could provide a propedeutics to the understanding of faith, although not as a whole but specifically in its Platonic and Aristotelian tradition. The Church Fathers gathered from the repertoire of these sources most notions and topics useful for two aims: firstly, the assumption of the free will supporting ethics, and the demonstration of the divine providence as a pivot for theodicy; secondly, the refutation of pagan idolatry and contemporary heresies. Above all, against the Manicheans they made wide use of the key concepts drawn from the Aristotelian ontology. The philosophization has become an integral part of Christian identity and vision.
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Laddove la cultura ellenica nei suoi aspetti più importanti scomparve all’avvento della religione cristiana, solo la filosofia greca sopravvisse, anzi trovò nella nuova situazione culturale forme di sviluppo originali. Perciò noi dovremmo parlare di filosofizzazione, piuttosto che di ellenizzazione del cristianesimo. Inizialmente gli autori cristiani erano avversi alla filosofia, ma poi prevalse la linea di Giustino, di Clemente e di Origine secondo cui essa poteva rappresentare una propedeutica a una comprensione colta della fede: certo non tutta la filosofia greca ma soltanto il filone platonico e aristotelico. Da queste specifiche fonti i Padri della Chiesa trassero concetti e argomentazioni utili per due scopi: il primo, la dimostrazione del libero arbitrio a supporto dell’etica, e della provvidenza divina in funzione della teodicea; il secondo, la critica dei miti e culti pagani e delle contemporanee sette eretiche. In particolare la confutazione del manicheismo impiegò su larga scale le strutture formali dell’ontologia aristotelica. La filosofizzazione divenne parte integrante dell’identità e della visione cristiana del mondo.
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Logical and Metaphysical Assumptions of Bernard Bolzano's Theodicy

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Łukasiewicz D.
Forum Philosophicum
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2007
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vol. 12
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issue 1
33-56
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Bolzano's theodicy is a very good example of Platonism in the philosophy of religion. Above all, Bolzano believes that there obtains an ideal realm of truths in themselves and mathematical objects, which are independent of God. Therefore, we are allowed to conclude that God is only a contractor; true, more powerful than Plato's demiurge because He created substances (and matter) and sustains them in existence, but God must follow a project which is independent of Him. Since the world is determined, by the program and God follows the program, then in fact the program is a god, or better, there is no God (at least in the sense of the classical Christian tradition). Bolzano's project is not related to God's essence, since it is external to God, and is not made by God. Thus, Bolzano's theodicy is also the absolute opposite of the Cartesian theodicy. God in the Cartesian theodicy can change all rules, all scientific laws and, in consequence, He can create any world He wants. Bolzano's God cannot change anything and cannot create a different world than the world determined by the project, a world different than the one He has created. The responsibility of Bolzano's God for the evil in the world is limited by the project of the world.
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Kalin Yanakiev as a Writer of Apocrypha? Remarks on the Essay "Дебат върху теодицеята" ("A Debate on Theodicy")

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Szwat-Gyłybowa G., Szymczak P.
Studia Ceranea
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2014
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vol. 4
219-231
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The article engages with the philosophical and theological notion of theodicy as formulated by Kalin Yanakiev in Дебат върху теодицеята (A Debate on Theodicy), an essay which appeared in Yanakiev’s book Философски опити върху самотата и надеждата (Philosophical Essays on Solitude and Hope,2008). The article uses the category of apocryphalness to analyse the ideas sparked off in Yanakiev’s work by a passage from Dostoevsky’s The Brothers Karamazov, along with a series of Yanakiev’ s philosophical and poetic images which are interpreted in the biblical and philosophical context. The article also touches on the relationships between Yanakiev’s ideas and Orthodox Christian theodicy.
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Avoiding the Afterlife in Theodicy: Victims of Suffering and the Argument from Usefulness

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Simpson R.
Forum Philosophicum
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2008
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vol. 13
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issue 2
217-231
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Contemporary proponents of theodical generally believe that a theodical reply to the evidential argument from evil must involve some appeal to the afterlife. In Richard Swinburne's writings on theodical, however, we find two arguments that may be offered in opposition to this prevailing view. In this paper, these two arguments—the argument from usefulness and the argument from assumed consent—are explained and evaluated. It is suggested that both of these arguments are rendered ineffective by their failure to distinguish between the different ways in which persons may be of-use in the attainment of some good state of affairs.
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Proof for the Existence of God in Classical Indian Philosophy

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Vattanky J.
Forum Philosophicum
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2007
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vol. 12
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issue 1
1-15
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Both in the East and in the West, there is, apart from the religious approach to God, also a purely rational one. Although in India philosophical speculation on God was mostly inextricably bound to religion, there have also been purely rational developments in Indian Theodicy. This is the case above all in the Nyāyavaiśeṣka system, where we find a purely rational and logical approach to the question of the existence and nature of God. It is the specific contribution of the Nyāyavaiśeṣka system to have developed a purely logical and rational argument for the existence of God. My purpose here is to take this proof in its developed form, as it is found in Gaşgeśa, and investigate its philosophical and logical implications.
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Kritické momenty vybraných filozofických modelů teodiceje z teologické perspektivy

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Vogel J.
Studia theologica
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2019
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issue 4
93-123
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The study explores the potential benefit of philosophical concepts of theodicy for theological reflection. First, the study turns back to the Enlightenment, when the question of theodicy played a crucial role in the shaping of the modern view of Christianity, or major monotheistic religions in general. It deals with one of the most significant concepts of the time, the essay on theodicy by G. W. Leibniz. Second, it takes notice of the reception of Leibniz’s thought in certain philosophical currents at the turn of the twenty-first century, which also resonates in contemporary discussions. It deals mainly with issues made popular in the works of Richard Swinburne, a British philosopher and active supporter of the idea of modern theism. Third, the study attempts to answer the following questions: What are the potential motivations for raising the question of theodicy today? Is theodicy a fundamental, or a marginal question? Can the philosophical concepts of theodicy be useful for further theological reflection?
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