The Importance of Analogy in the Work of John Amos Comenius

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

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Výsledek na webu

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.19272/201608503016" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.19272/201608503016</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.19272/201608503016" target="_blank" >10.19272/201608503016</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

The Importance of Analogy in the Work of John Amos Comenius

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

The study aims to analyze the importance of analogy in the writings of the Czech theologian, philosopher and educational reformer John Amos Comenius. Analogy is clearly invaluable for Comenius as it plays a key role in the introduction of a third, particularly reliable method – syncrisis that allows us to see an image of something invisible (uncreated) on visible (created) things. For Comenius, this method became an integral supplement to analysis and synthesis, with all three forming the basis of all his studies. Syncrisis is principally applied to theological matters, for instance to the study of man, the living image of God that reflects the creator. The analogy of the micro- and macrocosm that Comenius uses is integral to both his epistemology and metaphysics. If a man (the microcosm) attains self-knowledge, he is able to know other humans, the entire material world (the macrocosm), and also his very archetype – God. For Comenius though, man is not only a microcosm but also a little God (mikrotheos), a faithful imprint of God&apos;s perfection. Man, created as the culmination of the material world, becomes God&apos;s partner in maintaining and completing the entire universe. Human creativity, analogous to God&apos;s creative power, plays a decisive role in the creation of other worlds – the World of Human Artifice, the Moral World and the Spiritual World. Ultimately, the collaboration of man and God is an inherent prerequisite to the culmination of creation – the last world, the Eternal World.

Název v anglickém jazyce

The Importance of Analogy in the Work of John Amos Comenius

Popis výsledku anglicky

The study aims to analyze the importance of analogy in the writings of the Czech theologian, philosopher and educational reformer John Amos Comenius. Analogy is clearly invaluable for Comenius as it plays a key role in the introduction of a third, particularly reliable method – syncrisis that allows us to see an image of something invisible (uncreated) on visible (created) things. For Comenius, this method became an integral supplement to analysis and synthesis, with all three forming the basis of all his studies. Syncrisis is principally applied to theological matters, for instance to the study of man, the living image of God that reflects the creator. The analogy of the micro- and macrocosm that Comenius uses is integral to both his epistemology and metaphysics. If a man (the microcosm) attains self-knowledge, he is able to know other humans, the entire material world (the macrocosm), and also his very archetype – God. For Comenius though, man is not only a microcosm but also a little God (mikrotheos), a faithful imprint of God&apos;s perfection. Man, created as the culmination of the material world, becomes God&apos;s partner in maintaining and completing the entire universe. Human creativity, analogous to God&apos;s creative power, plays a decisive role in the creation of other worlds – the World of Human Artifice, the Moral World and the Spiritual World. Ultimately, the collaboration of man and God is an inherent prerequisite to the culmination of creation – the last world, the Eternal World.

Druh

J_SC - Článek v periodiku v databázi SCOPUS

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

60301 - Philosophy, History and Philosophy of science and technology

Projekt

<a href="/cs/project/GB14-37038G" target="_blank" >GB14-37038G: Mezi renesancí a barokem: Filosofie a vědění v českých zemích a jejich širší evropský kontext</a><br>

Návaznosti

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Rok uplatnění

2016

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Archives of Philosophy

ISSN

0004-0088

e-ISSN

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Svazek periodika

LXXXIV

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

3

Stát vydavatele periodika

IT - Italská republika

Počet stran výsledku

9

Strana od-do

177-185

Kód UT WoS článku

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EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85021369291