ETHICAL DIMENSIONS OF THE HUMAN BEING AT DUMITRU STĂNILOAE - PLEADING FOR STUDYING DUMITRU STĂNILOAE’S WORKS FROM PHILOSOPHICAL PERSPECTIVE IN THE THEOLOGICAL HIGHER EDUCATION CURRICULA
ETHICAL DIMENSIONS OF THE HUMAN BEING AT DUMITRU STĂNILOAE - PLEADING FOR STUDYING DUMITRU STĂNILOAE’S WORKS FROM PHILOSOPHICAL PERSPECTIVE IN THE THEOLOGICAL HIGHER EDUCATION CURRICULA

Summary/Abstract: During our research on the philosophical consolidation of the theological system elaborated by Dumitru Stăniloae we have ascertained the presence of all necessary elements for asserting that Stăniloae rather elaborated a system of reflexive religious philosophy instead of simply reiterating already formulated theology. To the extent we are aware of it, Stăniloae is the only case of Orthodox religious philosopher who developed a complete theological system and, after researching his dialogue with the works most important philosophers up to the XX Century, we think that we can argue with the necessary degree of certitude that he is among the greatest religious philosophers ever existed. The purpose of this paper is to present a brief contouring of Stăniloae’s ethics on the human being seen as an active factor engaged in the transformation for better of the world. The research methods we have adopted is that of the qualitative research applied from the world view of the postpositivism. We think that we have succeed to argue that Stăniloae treated the so complex matter of the human being from an optimistic perspective, valuing the present existence, and integrating the human being and the world in a progressist project of mutual improvement, on the ground of an ethical approach.

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