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Apoteoza wstydu w filozofii św. Tomasza z Akwinu
The apotheosis of shame in the philosophy of St. Thomas Aquinas

Author(s): Marcin Czekała
Subject(s): Philosophy
Published by: Fundacja »Lubelska Szkoła Filozofii Chrześcijańskiej«
Keywords: shame; Thomas Aquinas; philosophy

Summary/Abstract: The experience of shame stimulates man to discover seeds of knowledge about good, and find virtue in himself. It enables human conscience to see truth clearer. In the experience of shame, the author says, man can discover, more than in any other occurrence, a need of and a trend to the experience of the final goal of human existence.

  • Issue Year: 2002
  • Issue No: 14
  • Page Range: 211-227
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: Polish
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