Koncepcja ludzkiej duszy i problem animacji w systemie filozoficznym Eriugeny
The Concepts of the Human Soul and Animation in Eriugena’s Philosophical System

Summary/Abstract: Reflection on human life often led to the conclusion that there is a source of life within man, which was called the soul. Various religions and philosophical systems have assumed that man is composed of soul and body. The problem is to determine the exact moment when the soul joins the body and a human being is created. The origin of the human soul is also a problem. In the history of philosophy there have been many attempts to solve these problems. According to Eriugena, man has soul and body. The soul is the essence of man. The essence of the soul is the intellect. The manifestation of the activity of the intellect is the human mind. The soul makes man discover that he was created to learn about his own unknowable intellect and God. The human soul exists prior to the human body. Every human being has a soul since conception, and the moment when the soul descends into the body eludes human cognition. This moment is a secret known only to the Creator.

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