Thomas’s Concept of Love from the Perspective of Father Feliks Wojciech Bednarski OP Cover Image

Tomaszowa koncepcja miłości w ujęciu ojca Feliksa Wojciecha Bednarskiego OP
Thomas’s Concept of Love from the Perspective of Father Feliks Wojciech Bednarski OP

Author(s): Agnieszka Gondek
Subject(s): Epistemology, Philosophy of Middle Ages, Philosophy of Religion, Sociology of Religion
Published by: Naukowe Towarzystwo Tomistyczne
Keywords: love; kinds of love; love division; fruits of love; Father Feliks Wojciech Bednarski OP;

Summary/Abstract: The article presents philosophical reflections on love from the perspective of Feliks Wojciech Bednarski OP in light of Saint Thomas Aquinas’s philosophy. The Author presents the philosophy of Bednarski in the point of vew of Aquinas’ thomism from the perspective of his pedagogical and psychological interests and the issues raised so far regarding the concept of human upbringing. It is worth noting that the divisions of love and its varieties appearing in the article indicate that Bednarski directly uses the assumptions of Saint Thomas Aquinas, refers them and quotes the Angelic Doctor’s approach in the text without making any corrections or his own interpretations. The Author presents Bednarski’s Thomistic pictures of love, outlines his concept of love, its divisions, varieties, and the effects and fruits it brings. The article draws attention to the issue of love from the point of view of realistic philosophy, which points to man as a person, his need to be with another person, the need to experience goodness, kindness or interest. The presented assumptions show that love accompanies everyone and is the basis of human action and behavior.

  • Issue Year: 1/2023
  • Issue No: 12
  • Page Range: 63-85
  • Page Count: 23
  • Language: Polish
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