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1 1, 10 | concept already found in Greek philosophy. Pope Pius XI refers to
2 2, 12 | was still only a social philosophy and not yet a fully structured
3 2, 18 | perversion of authentic philosophy, was called upon to provide
4 5, 46 | sceptical relativism are the philosophy and the basic attitude which
5 6, 54 | The human sciences and philosophy are helpful for interpreting
6 6, 54 | made by the sciences and philosophy, her social teaching is
Dominum et vivificantem
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7 3, 56 | limit it exclusively to the philosophy of materialism, since there
Fides et ratio
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8 Int, 3 | more human. Among these is philosophy, which is directly concerned
9 Int, 3 | sketching an answer to it. Philosophy emerges, then, as one of
10 Int, 3 | Greek etymology, the term philosophy means “love of wisdom”.
11 Int, 3 | things and their purpose, philosophy shows in different modes
12 Int, 3 | cultures are complementary.~Philosophy's powerful influence on
13 Int, 4 | genuinely personal.~Through philosophy's work, the ability to speculate
14 Int, 4 | stream with the whole of philosophy. In such cases, we are clearly
15 Int, 4 | had come upon an implicit philosophy, as a result of which all
16 Int, 5 | more worthy. She sees in philosophy the way to come to know
17 Int, 5 | time, the Church considers philosophy an indispensable help for
18 Int, 5 | to be neglected. Modern philosophy clearly has the great merit
19 Int, 5 | to know the truth, modern philosophy has preferred to accentuate
20 Int, 5 | In short, the hope that philosophy might be able to provide
21 Int, 6 | capacity to know and challenge philosophy to recover and develop its
22 Int, 6 | to the search for truth, philosophy has the great responsibility
23 1, 9 | that the truth attained by philosophy and the truth of Revelation
24 1, 9 | of the intellect alone. Philosophy and the sciences function
25 1, 14 | point of reference for both philosophy and theology: Saint Anselm.
26 1, 15 | existence, then, is the theme of philosophy and theology alike. For
27 2, 19 | own the thought of Greek philosophy, to which he seems to refer
28 2, 23 | Christian's relationship to philosophy requires thorough-going
29 2, 23 | which challenges every philosophy, is Jesus Christ's death
30 2, 23 | this wisdom! Of itself, philosophy is able to recognize the
31 2, 23 | the link between faith and philosophy can break up, but it is
32 3, 24 | quest. In a special way philosophy has made this search its
33 3, 26 | the death of Socrates gave philosophy one of its decisive orientations,
34 3, 27 | different ways to shape a “philosophy” of their own—in personal
35 3, 30 | some degree grounded in philosophy, and which we find in the
36 3, 30 | questions.27~The truths of philosophy, it should be said, are
37 3, 30 | one hand, the truths of philosophy and religion and, on the
38 3, 30 | question, one last datum of philosophy needs to be weighed.~
39 3, 34 | opposed to the truths which philosophy perceives. On the contrary,
40 3, 35 | between revealed truth and philosophy. This relationship imposes
41 3, 35 | links between faith and philosophy in the course of history.
42 4, 36 | major concerns of classical philosophy was to purify human notions
43 4, 36 | the task of the fathers of philosophy to bring to light the link
44 4, 36 | fruitful dialogue with ancient philosophy, which offered new ways
45 4, 37 | Christianity's adoption of philosophy, one should not forget how
46 4, 37 | It was easy to confuse philosophy—understood as practical
47 4, 37 | takes you captive through philosophy and empty deceit, according
48 4, 38 | Christianity's engagement with philosophy was therefore neither straight-forward
49 4, 38 | immediate. The practice of philosophy and attendance at philosophical
50 4, 38 | continued to hold Greek philosophy in high esteem after his
51 4, 38 | only sure and profitable philosophy”.32 Similarly, Clement of
52 4, 38 | called the Gospel “the true philosophy”,33 and he understood philosophy,
53 4, 38 | philosophy”,33 and he understood philosophy, like the Mosaic Law, as
54 4, 38 | for the Gospel.35 Since “philosophy yearns for the wisdom which
55 4, 38 | God”.36 For Clement, Greek philosophy is not meant in the first
56 4, 38 | the wisdom of God. Greek philosophy, with its contribution,
57 4, 38 | wage war upon it, Greek philosophy is rightly called the hedge
58 4, 39 | Origen adopts Platonic philosophy to shape his argument and
59 4, 39 | origins. In Aristotelian philosophy, for example, the name signified
60 4, 39 | Christian thought made use of philosophy, but at the same time tended
61 4, 39 | distinguish itself clearly from philosophy. History shows how Platonic
62 4, 40 | first great synthesis of philosophy and theology, embracing
63 4, 40 | in different currents of philosophy.~
64 4, 41 | relationship between faith and philosophy, viewing it comprehensively
65 4, 42 | faith and the knowledge of philosophy is once again confirmed.
66 4, 43 | the treasures of ancient philosophy, and more particularly of
67 4, 43 | recognized that nature, philosophy's proper concern, could
68 4, 43 | contaminated neither by secular philosophy nor by a prejudiced rejection
69 4, 43 | pioneer of the new path of philosophy and universal culture. The
70 4, 44 | and produce not merely a philosophy of “what seems to be” but
71 4, 44 | what seems to be” but a philosophy of “what is”.~
72 4, 45 | link between theology and philosophy, Saint Albert the Great
73 4, 45 | recognize the autonomy which philosophy and the sciences needed
74 4, 45 | there emerged eventually a philosophy which was separate from
75 4, 46 | of a good part of modern philosophy has seen it move further
76 4, 46 | finally is nihilism. As a philosophy of nothingness, it has a
77 4, 47 | in mind that the role of philosophy itself has changed in modern
78 4, 48 | survey of the history of philosophy, then, reveals a growing
79 4, 48 | untimely—that faith and philosophy recover the profound unity
80 5, 49 | 49. The Church has no philosophy of her own nor does she
81 5, 49 | canonize any one particular philosophy in preference to others.54
82 5, 49 | when it engages theology, philosophy must remain faithful to
83 5, 49 | process governed by reason. A philosophy which did not proceed in
84 5, 49 | level, the autonomy which philosophy enjoys is rooted in the
85 5, 49 | necessary to arrive at truth. A philosophy conscious of this as its “
86 5, 49 | Yet history shows that philosophy—especially modern philosophy—
87 5, 49 | philosophy—especially modern philosophy—has taken wrong turns and
88 5, 50 | s point of view makes of philosophy. Moreover, as philosophical
89 5, 51 | why no historical form of philosophy can legitimately claim to
90 5, 52 | of modern thought with a philosophy of their own. At this point,
91 5, 53 | faith and the findings of philosophy, and the transcendence and
92 5, 53 | faith over the findings of philosophy. Against the temptations
93 5, 54 | Catholic rejection of Marxist philosophy and atheistic Communism
94 5, 55 | the end of metaphysics”. Philosophy is expected to rest content
95 5, 55 | disdain for the classical philosophy from which the terms of
96 5, 56 | traditionally been the goal of philosophy. Nonetheless, in the light
97 5 | The Church's interest in philosophy~
98 5, 57 | authority devoted entirely to philosophy. The great Pope revisited
99 5, 57 | incomparable value of the philosophy of Saint Thomas. A renewed
100 5, 57 | recover the practice of a philosophy consonant with the demands
101 5, 58 | this revival of Thomistic philosophy. Throughout the twentieth
102 5, 59 | others again produced a philosophy which, starting with an
103 5, 60 | fruitful teaching concerning philosophy. I cannot fail to note,
104 5, 60 | anthropology from which philosophy too can draw inspiration.
105 5, 60 | profoundly significant for philosophy; and it was this which I
106 5, 60 | dealt with the study of philosophy required of candidates for
107 5, 60 | account currents of modern philosophy”.83~These directives have
108 5, 60(84)| also various remarks on the philosophy of Saint Thomas: Address
109 5, 61 | study not just of Scholastic philosophy but more generally of the
110 5, 61 | generally of the study of philosophy itself. I cannot fail to
111 5, 61 | interest in the study of philosophy is shared by not a few theologians.~
112 5, 61 | found in much contemporary philosophy, which has largely abandoned
113 5, 61 | authorization to marginalize philosophy or to put something else
114 5, 62 | clearly that the study of philosophy is fundamental and indispensable
115 5, 62 | time of special study of philosophy. This decision, confirmed
116 5, 62 | the development of modern philosophy, albeit indirectly. One
117 5, 62 | acceptance of any kind of philosophy.~I trust most sincerely
118 5, 63 | Church's intense interest in philosophy—indeed the intimate bond
119 5, 63 | relationship between theology and philosophy. In the light of these principles
120 6 | THE INTERACTION BETWEEN PHILOSOPHY AND THEOLOGY~
121 6, 65 | of disciplined thought.~Philosophy contributes specifically
122 6, 65 | language. No less important is philosophy's contribution to a more
123 6, 66 | communicable way. Without philosophy's contribution, it would
124 6, 66 | presupposes and implies a philosophy of the human being, the
125 6, 68 | an even greater need of philosophy's contribution. In the New
126 6, 69 | should nowadays rely less on philosophy than on the help of other
127 6, 69 | peoples' traditions than to a philosophy of Greek and Eurocentric
128 6, 70 | its implications for both philosophy and theology, the question
129 6, 72 | first encountered Greek philosophy; but this does not mean
130 6, 73 | relationship between theology and philosophy is best construed as a circle.
131 6, 73 | the human search for truth—philosophy, pursued in keeping with
132 6, 73 | with the word of God leaves philosophy enriched, because reason
133 6, 74 | with the masters of ancient philosophy. This is true of both the
134 6, 74 | fruitful relationship between philosophy and the word of God in the
135 6 | Different stances of philosophy~
136 6, 75 | relationship between faith and philosophy, one can distinguish different
137 6, 75 | distinguish different stances of philosophy with regard to Christian
138 6, 75 | faith. First, there is a philosophy completely independent of
139 6, 75 | is the stance adopted by philosophy as it took shape in history
140 6, 75 | the Gospel. We see here philosophy's valid aspiration to be
141 6, 75 | order, the enterprise of philosophy is always open—at least
142 6, 75 | of so-called “separate” philosophy, pursued by some modern
143 6, 75 | This theory claims for philosophy not only a valid autonomy,
144 6, 75 | offered by divine Revelation, philosophy only does itself damage,
145 6, 76 | second stance adopted by philosophy is often designated as Christian
146 6, 76 | designated as Christian philosophy. In itself, the term is
147 6, 76 | that there is an official philosophy of the Church, since the
148 6, 76 | the faith as such is not a philosophy. The term seeks rather to
149 6, 76 | therefore refer simply to a philosophy developed by Christian philosophers
150 6, 76 | faith. The term Christian philosophy includes those important
151 6, 76 | Christian faith.~Christian philosophy therefore has two aspects.
152 6, 76 | second aspect of Christian philosophy is objective, in the sense
153 6, 76 | thinking, especially the philosophy of being. There is also
154 6, 76 | Revelation—is important for philosophy as well. It is no accident
155 6, 76 | has become pivotal for a philosophy of history which stakes
156 6, 76 | objective elements of Christian philosophy we might also place the
157 6, 76 | modern and contemporary philosophy would not exist without
158 6, 77 | 77. Philosophy presents another stance
159 6, 77 | always needed and still needs philosophy's contribution. As a work
160 6, 77 | Moreover, theology needs philosophy as a partner in dialogue
161 6, 77 | fact confirms the value of philosophy's autonomy, which remains
162 6, 77 | profound transformations which philosophy itself must undergo.~It
163 6, 77 | Patristic period onwards, philosophy was called the ancilla theologiae.
164 6, 77 | not intended to indicate philosophy's servile submission or
165 6, 77 | theologians to refuse the help of philosophy, they would run the risk
166 6, 77 | would run the risk of doing philosophy unwittingly and locking
167 6, 77 | When it adopts this stance, philosophy, like theology, comes more
168 6, 77 | make certain demands which philosophy must respect whenever it
169 6, 79 | As I have already noted, philosophy must obey its own rules
170 6, 79 | that there will emerge a philosophy consonant with the word
171 6, 79 | the word of God. Such a philosophy will be a place where Christian
172 7, 80 | fundamental conviction of the “philosophy” found in the Bible is that
173 7, 80 | challenge of this mystery pushes philosophy to its limits, as reason
174 7, 81 | kind to the transcendent. A philosophy which no longer asks the
175 7, 81 | consonant with the word of God, philosophy needs first of all to recover
176 7, 81 | most helpful in stimulating philosophy to conform to its proper
177 7, 81 | This is why it invites philosophy to engage in the search
178 7, 81 | innate in every person. A philosophy denying the possibility
179 7, 82 | could not be performed by a philosophy which was not itself a true
180 7, 82 | second requirement: that philosophy verify the human capacity
181 7, 82 | phenomenalist or relativist philosophy would be ill-adapted to
182 7, 82 | therefore the contribution of a philosophy which does not disavow the
183 7, 83 | a third: the need for a philosophy of genuinely metaphysical
184 7, 83 | which it rises. Therefore, a philosophy which shuns metaphysics
185 7, 83 | pervading large sectors of philosophy at the moment, and thus
186 7, 85 | word of God imposes upon philosophy may seem daunting to many
187 7, 85 | certainly not fail to respect philosophy's demand for autonomy.~In
188 7, 85 | enduring tradition of that philosophy which by dint of its authentic
189 7, 86 | continuity between contemporary philosophy and the philosophy developed
190 7, 86 | contemporary philosophy and the philosophy developed in the Christian
191 7, 87 | is that the truth of a philosophy is determined on the basis
192 7, 88 | other great problems of philosophy which, if they are not ignored,
193 7, 91 | of the present state of philosophy, which would, in any case,
194 7, 91 | need only cite logic, the philosophy of language, epistemology,
195 7, 91 | language, epistemology, the philosophy of nature, anthropology,
196 7, 92 | prime concern, challenges philosophy as well. The array of problems
197 7, 92 | holds out to theology and philosophy alike the prospect of support,
198 7, 93 | will not be found without philosophy's contribution.~
199 7, 96 | Were this not the case, philosophy and the sciences could not
200 7, 96 | We may hope, then, that philosophy will be especially concerned
201 7, 97 | demands the contribution of a philosophy of being which first of
202 7, 97 | tradition, it must turn to the philosophy of being, which should be
203 7, 97 | philosophical tradition, including philosophy of more recent times, without
204 7, 97 | metaphysical tradition, the philosophy of being is a dynamic philosophy
205 7, 97 | philosophy of being is a dynamic philosophy which views reality in its
206 7, 98 | It is no less urgent that philosophy be recovered at the point
207 7, 99 | from the various strands of philosophy; and such a reciprocity
208 Conc, 100 | relationship between faith and philosophy. The importance of philosophical
209 Conc, 100 | all to see. In addition, philosophy exercises a powerful, though
210 Conc, 100 | to emphasize the value of philosophy for the understanding of
211 Conc, 100 | well as the limits which philosophy faces when it neglects or
212 Conc, 101 | that the encounter between philosophy and theology and the exchange
213 Conc, 101 | been an undoubted boon for philosophy which has thus glimpsed
214 Conc, 101 | its true relationship with philosophy, I feel equally bound to
215 Conc, 101 | development of human thought, philosophy too should recover its relationship
216 Conc, 101 | with theology. In theology, philosophy will find not the thinking
217 Conc, 102 | Through the mediation of a philosophy which is also true wisdom,
218 Conc, 103 | 103. Philosophy moreover is the mirror which
219 Conc, 103 | the culture of a people. A philosophy which responds to the challenge
220 Conc, 103 | tradition. This attention to philosophy too should be seen as a
221 Conc, 104 | The current ferment in philosophy demands of believing philosophers
222 Conc, 104 | in various ways”. 126 A philosophy in which there shines even
223 Conc, 105 | those charged with teaching philosophy both in seminaries and ecclesiastical
224 Conc, 106 | and to all teachers of philosophy, asking them to have the
225 Conc, 108 | and the vocation of true philosophy there is a deep harmony.
226 Conc, 108 | and come among us, so too philosophy is called to offer its rational
227 Conc, 108 | and freedom, so too when philosophy heeds the summons of the
228 Conc, 108 | Indeed, it is then that philosophy sees all its enquiries rise
229 Conc, 108 | saw a lucid image of true philosophy and they were convinced
Laborem exercens
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230 3, 11 | programme, based on the philosophy of Marx and Engels, sees
231 3, 13 | formation of a materialist philosophy, as this philosophy developed
232 3, 13 | materialist philosophy, as this philosophy developed from the most
233 3, 13 | originate merely in the philosophy and economic theories of
Redemptor hominis
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234 4, 19 | human sciences, as well as philosophy, which, as the Second Vatican
Redemptoris missio
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235 3, 25 | the Greeks he discusses philosophy and quotes their own poets (
Slavorum apostoli
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236 2, 4 | accept the task of teaching philosophy in the School of higher
Ut unum sint
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237 1, 28 | his dignity. As seen by philosophy, this approach is linked
Veritatis splendor
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238 Conc, 120 | doctrines, even in the areas of philosophy and theology, can make man
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