Freedom as the Divine Foundation of Humannes. Fyodor Dostoevsky's Anthropological Considerations. Cover Image

Wolność jako boski fundament człowieczeństwa. Fiodora Dostojewskiego rozważania antropologiczne.
Freedom as the Divine Foundation of Humannes. Fyodor Dostoevsky's Anthropological Considerations.

Author(s): Iwona Magdalena Perkowska
Subject(s): Philosophy
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
Keywords: wolność; człowieczeństwo; antropologia; Dostojewski

Summary/Abstract: No doubt, freedom is the main topic in the works of Dostoevsky. There is probably no other artist or thinker who would say about freedom more - broadly and profoundly describing all its complexity. Freedom constitutes the humanity and at the same time it is the greatest threat to mankind. Man gets freedom as a gift from God, as the key element of his ontic structure. This gift can be a curse, the engine of destruction, ballast, which one need to quickly dump on someone's shoulders. According to Dostoevsky, a man bows his head humbly before the miracle, authority and wealth. He gives his freedom to those who show him even a semblance of a miracle, will gain an advantage over him, or provide material prosperity. Freedom becomes ill when used arbitrary, enslaves the other, leads to violence and dehumanization.

  • Issue Year: 2013
  • Issue No: 20
  • Page Range: 49-59
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Polish