Ny, 2008, the essay by wojtyla on the dignity of the human person is particularly striking because he speaks about that sum total of the dignity of the human person as often overlooked by many people. According to john paul ii mountains for prolonged weekends, and wojtyla would form discussion groups to talk about the challenges of married life. However, we should read his philosophy not only because it helps us to better comprehend his later writings as pope john paul ii, but because it enlightens us about what it means to be a free human person, an innately social being, who thrives by living and working in communion with others. Click download or read online button to get the acting person book now. Pdf the notions of the human person and human dignity in. It is introduced by michael novaks article, the christian philosophy of john paul ii, which serves as an excellent entree to kupczaks analysis of wojtylas system. Person, love and act in karol wojtyla angelas angels. Part of the analecta husserliana book series anhu, volume 80. The book of genesis tells us that god created man his own image and. The thought of the man who became pope john paul ii. It will also be of deep concern to theologians, priests, seminarians, and members of religious orders who wish to gain an insight into pope john paul iis philosophy of life. This selfdominion manifests the person and enables them to live together in a community in which ones neighbor can be a companion on the voyage of life. Karol wojtyla or john paul ii is more well known for his papacy and for his teachings and writings as the supreme pontiff of the roman catholic church for over a quarter of century.
Karol wojtyla, between phenomenology and scholasticism. Preliminary we can ask about karol wojtylas sources of metaphysical formation. In his february 2 article, john paul ii and the mystery of the human person, cardinal avery dulles discusses the attention pope john paul ii pays to the human person as experienced from within. Early thought of karol wojtyla on the dignity of the human person. Karol wojtylas personalist philosophy reflects on a great theologians understanding of the human person and human actions, and john paul ii is a paragon of the ezamined life. After the crimes and atrocities against millions of human beings committed in two world wars, especially in the second world war, some philosophers and other thinkers, in an effort to expose.
Human action is not static but dynamic and comes from the will. His response was to formulate an approach to the human person using the best of the ancients and church tradition coupled with the best of modernity. The book stresses that man must ceaselessly unravel his. The person is unique because of their subjectivity by which they possesses an unrepeatable interior world in the history of humanity. The conversion of the acting person according to karol wojtyla john paul ii and bernard lonergan, deborah savage explores the proper framework for understanding the human person in the act of selftranscendence and for apprehending the role that human work may play in living a christian. But it is fair to ask why wojtyla so often neglects to define these terms or locate his use of them within a scholarly context. The human person in the philosophy ofkarol wojtylaohn paul ii. The human person in the philosophy of karol wojtylaohn. The acting person will be of great interest to philosophers, anthropologists, and scholars specializing in phenomenology. The enduring relevance of karol wojtylas philosophy. The dignity of the human person in karol wojtylas concept of. The subject of this book, the human person as the efficient cause of his own action, locates the very center of wojtylas philosophy. This work provides a clear guide to karol wojtylas principal philosophical work, person and act.
This book, published in polish in 1960 and in english in 1981, is a magnificent work, philosophical in nature, on the human person, human sexuality, love, and marriage. Wojtylas conception of gender flows from his philosophy of the human. A new, completely updated and original translation was published in 20. Which original intuitions of karol wojtylas philosophy are included in his magisterium as pope. Early thought of karol wojtyla on the dignity of the human. The notions of the human person and human dignity in. In this book, wojtyla focuses on the act, the voluntary human act, as peculiar to the person. Karol wojtylas personalist philosophy book description. Karol wojtylas personalist philosophy by miguel acosta. Subjectivity and the irreducible in the human person. Denn, harrison, the national catholic bioethics quarterly. Subjectivity and the irreducible in the human person the. He wrote extensively about the dignity of the human person and defined the social doctrine of the church.
He tried to pursue wojtylas perspective enriching philosophy as a whole. Karol wojtyla person and community selected essays translated by theresa sandok, osm 1993 peter lang 15 subjectivity and the irreducible in the human being 1. Karol wojtylathe future pope john paul iichose the human being, especially in its personalistic dimension, as the main point of his philosophical research. The thesis entitled, the dignity of the human person in karol wojtylas concept of participation seeks towards an contextualization of the understanding on human dignity in st. The state of the question the problem of the subjectivity of the human being seems today to be the focal point of a variety of concerns. Springer netherlands, feb 28, 1979 philosophy 396 pages. Before he came to the worlds attention, wojtyla had hammered out his philosophy on the anvil of his experience as a man, a priest, and a pole and did so at a time, and in a place, where the stakes were high indeed. The human person in the philosophy of karol wojtylajohn paul ii.
With this focus is emphasized the idea of human nature, that is, those essential. The human person in the philosophy of karol wojtylajohn paul ii kupczak, jaroslaw on. With the translation of rocco buttigliones text, the definitive commentary on karol wojtylas philosophy is now available in english. Love and responsibility is a book written by karol wojtyla before he became pope john paul ii and was originally published in polish in 1960 and in english in 1981. The acting person download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. This work provides a clear guide to karol wojtyla s principal philosophical work, person and act, rigorously analyzing the meaning that the author intended in his exposition. Mcgivney lectures of the john paul ii institute f find the lowest price on pricerunner compare prices from 3 stores save on purchases now. Kupczak provides an excellent analysis of john paul iis philosophical thought. Written in 1982, the commentary was soon translated into french and spanish. Wojtylas aim is to point the way toward further discussion and debate, not to lay down a final teaching. Karol wojtyla s personalist philosophy download ebook pdf. The acting person is a modified version of karol wojtylas osoba i czyn originally published in 1969. The book stresses that man must ceaselessly unravel his mysteries and strive for a new and more. One of karol wojtylas most original contributions in the area of morality consists in the rereading he does of kants ethics in several articles and in the book love and responsibility.
Karol wojtyla, in his life before his election as pope john paul ii, was a highly regarded philosopher in the catholic university of lublin. And now, miguel acosta and adrian reimers, in their book karol wojtyias personalist philosophy, explore how these reflections were influenced by personalist. The acting person by karol wojtyla, 9789027709691, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. The human person in the philosophy of karol wojtyla john paul ii kupczak, jaroslaw on. The authors analysis of the human being is a dynamic counter to the materialistic and positivistic tendencies in various schools of modern philosophy. This book seeks to develop the philosophy of heidegger notion and reflects the. How is the philosophy of the subject to disclose the objectivity of the human being in the personal subjectivity of this being. Project muse karol wojtylas personalist philosophy. Philosophic legacy of karol wojtylajohn paul ii featured. Karol wojtyla person and community selected essays translated by theresa sandok, osm 1993. Karol wojtylas first significant engagement with philosophy came with the. This book is a reversal of the postcartesian attitude toward man in. Human person and freedom according to karol wojtyla philpapers.
Karol wojtyfas philosophical prose is dense and sometimes prolix. Theres a book by josef seifert, being and person, that takes up this personalistic tendency of wojtyla in a page book. Feb 21, 2019 this book is a reversal of the postcartesian attitude toward man in that it characterises him as the person in action. The acting person by karol wojtyla, paperback barnes. The book replaces george huntston williams fine work as the best analysis of wojtylas intellectual development. Karol wojtyla on the metaphysics of the person 101 the necessity of metaphysics in the philosophy of the human person. Jul 29, 2012 subjectivity and the irreducible in the human person. Jul 29, 2012 karol wojtyla person and community selected essays translated by theresa sandok, osm 1993 peter lang 15 subjectivity and the irreducible in the human being 1. Jul 03, 2002 wojtyla witnessed first hand the marginalization of the human person in world war ii, and recognized the war being waged by modernity against the christian image of the person. The philosophy of karol wojtyla pope john paul ii michael j. This work is a revised presentation of kupczaks dissertation, the human person as an efficient cause in the christian anthropology of karol wojtyla. This book is a reversal of the postcartesian attitude toward man in that it characterises him as the person in action. He traces the development of john pauls philosophy and provides analysis of john pauls various philosophical writings many of which are unavailable in english.
After the crimes and atrocities against millions of human beings in two world wars. Philosophic legacy of karol wojtylajohn paul ii zenit. Bringing levinas continental philosophy into dialoguewith wojtylas philosophicaltheology, it will be argued that the other must be reapproached in terms of their subjective selfdisclosure, centring upon the en. This is a great book for anyone interested in philosophy or theology. The human person in the philosophy of karol wojtylajohn. One can observe this by comparing my book the acting person with. Karol wojtyla on the metaphysics of the person karol wojtyla s personalism, though original and novel, is associated with, and even rooted in, sev eral modern philosophical projects. Anateresa tymieniecka, the editor, changed important philosophical terminology suppositum, esse, etc. The notions of the human person and human dignity in aquinas.
In this way the polish philosopher conducted a kind of intellectual con versation with various thinkers of the past and constructed his own philosophical stance. When he could find time he read the philosophical text book which had been. Person and act, one of pope john paul iis foremost literary works, was initially written in polish. They corresponded over the years, and grew to be good friends. Article pdf available in kritike an online journal of philosophy 31 september. We observe ourselves and others as human, and this empirical experience of the human is the. Karol wojtyla appeals to the ancient concept of person to emphasize the particular value of each human being. What follows is drawn from the italian translation of the original polish by giuseppe girgenti and patrycja mikulska, contained in the. Karol wojtyla s personalist philosophy download ebook. But this philosophy book helped him realise that there was more to reality, that it was intelligible. Revisiting that time and place may help us understand something of wojtyla s earlier experiences among the philosophers, which will then help us understand his walk among the. It is the act which actualizes the potentiality of personal being. It always goes back to the sanctity of the human being. A summary of karol wojtylas love and responsibility by.
Outline this course will be divided in three parts. One reason for this is the intrinsic unity and constant interrelation of anthropology and ethics in the thought of wojtyla. Jan 26, 2019 karol wojtylas personalist philosophy reflects on a great theologians understanding of the human person and human actions, and john paul ii is a paragon of the ezamined life. For many christians, he is the cornerstone of their faith lives, and this book not only is faithful to his philosophy but is a good source of spiritual reflection. Jan 30, 2019 karol wojtylas personalist philosophy reflects on a great theologians understanding of the human person and human actions, and john paul ii is a paragon of the ezamined life. Project muse promotes the creation and dissemination of essential humanities and social science resources through collaboration with libraries, publishers, and scholars worldwide. Human person acting person christian ethic thomson learn inspirational force. This work provides a clear guide to karol wojtylas principal philosophical work, person and act, rigorously analyzing the meaning that the author intended in his exposition. When wojtyla visited new england in the summer of 1976, tymieniecka put him up as a guest in her family home. Ever since descartes, the knowledge of man and his world has been identified through cognition. The author hopes that his book contributes to this disentangling of the conflicting issues facing man, which are crucial for mans own clarification of his existence and direction of his conduct.
Both enlightening and accessible, the book traces the development of karol wojtylas theology from his earlier and lesserknown writings. The war had indeed given the young seminarian a harsh sense of reality. There is an old joke that thencardinal karol wojtyla wrote the acting person foreknowing that as pope he would be able to assign the book as actinv reading for polish seminarians in purgatory. Thomas did not experience the same horrors and violence. Try searching on jstor for other items related to this book.
The theological anthropology of karol wojtyla pope st. Wojtyla was originally inspired to write the book while being a professor at. His major philosophical work is person and act, published in 1969, to which i here begin to set myself. Oct 30, 2019 in this book, wojtyla focuses on the act, the voluntary human act, as peculiar to the person. Wojtyla was originally inspired to write the book while being a professor at the catholic university of lublin, through the experiences he had in. Originally entitled osoba i czyn and published in poland in 1969, theacting person is the official english translation and has been thoroughly edited and revised with the collaboration of the author. It is, however, a somewhat difficult book to read, posing many challenges to the reader. Both enlightening and accessible, the book traces the development of karol wojtylas theology from his earlier and lesserknown writingsthe habilitation thesis and lublin lecturesto his more popular writingslove and responsibility and. The human person in the philosophy of karol wojtylajohn paul ii by.
May this book, published in polish in 1960 and in english in 1981, is a magnificent work, philosophical in nature, on the human person, human sexuality, love, and marriage. Click download or read online button to get karol wojtyla s personalist philosophy book now. In the first half of the second section of the introduction to person and act, having begun from the experience of the human, wojtyla comes to how we know something of a person. Based on an accurate reading of all of wojtylas works and of all relevant secondary literature, this english edition of buttigliones book provides a complete introduction to the popes philosophy and his original. John paul ii and the mystery of the human person america. In this paper we will be trying to demonstrate and analyze some passages where attempts at carrying out this need and necessity are undertaken. Revisiting that time and place may help us understand something of wojtylas earlier experiences among the philosophers, which will then help us understand his.