Father Vincent Miceli is the most recent of a valiant company within the Society of Jesus who clearly perceive that God is the heart of the matter no matter what aspect of reality or of illusion we seek to get straight. The question of God’s existence runs, mercury-like, through the discussion and evaluation of all the other questions which stimulate or depress the minds of men.
Today, smack in the middle of the age of scientism, technology and the myth of progress, there is not a problem which can be put in perspective or given the hope of enduring resolution except in terms of our answer to the basic question posed briefly but definitely in the phrase of the scholastics: Utrum Deus sit?
Ultimately, the answer to that question and to the built-in question which follows from it — i.e., What kind o f a God is God, if He exists? — is the beginning of the answer to any other questions worth asking. The master knots of human fate, the mysteries of life and death, the contradictions of good and evil, the history of nations and the destinies of persons, these, when all is said and done, have eternal significance or none at all according as we answer this first and basic question.
Whatever the merits of new methodologies in catechetics, none of these can compete with the quality of clarity, finality and basic importance which characterized the opening question of the very first catechism that introduced us, in something like formal terms, to the faith: What is God?
种类:
Religion & Spirituality – Atheism & Agnosticism
年:
1971
出版社:
Arlington House
语言:
english
页:
490
ISBN 10:
0870000993
ISBN 13:
9780870000997
文件:
PDF, 34.76 MB
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摘要:《The Gods of Atheism》是Vincent P. Miceli所著的一本哲学和神学交织的作品,书中探讨了无神论的根源、无神论的思想体系及其带来的社会文化影响。Miceli通过剖析历史上重要的无神论思想家,如尼采、马克思、弗洛伊德等,揭示了他们对上帝存在的否定以及他们所推崇的无神论理想如何塑造了现代思想。Miceli认为,无神论不仅仅是一个哲学问题,它更深刻地影响了人类文明的发展,特别是在伦理学、社会结构及文化认同等方面。通过细致的分析,Miceli指出无神论的崇拜本质,即它用“神”作为否定上帝存在的支点,最终却使“无神”成为一种现代的“神”论,从而形成了新的信仰体系。本文将从四个方面对《The Gods of Atheism》进行分析:无神论的历史渊源、主要思想家的无神论观点、无神论对现代社会的影响以及Miceli的反思与批判。通过这些角度,我们可以更好地理解Miceli如何论述无神论的逻辑与文化作用。
在《The Gods of Atheism》中,Miceli指出,虽然无神论的思想源头可以追溯到古希腊,但其真正的力量是在18世纪的启蒙运动中得到了充分体现。启蒙时代的哲学家们如伏尔泰、霍布斯和斯宾诺莎等,主张以理性为基础的世界观,并反对教会对知识的垄断。这个时期的无神论不仅仅是反对上帝的存在,更重要的是,它试图用理性和科学取代神学,成为解释世界和人类行为的唯一基础。
《The Gods of Atheism》深入探讨了几位重要无神论思想家的观点,其中最具代表性的是尼采、马克思和弗洛伊德。尼采的“上帝已死”一语,成为无神论思想的象征。他通过对基督教道德的批判,强调个体主义和超人思想,认为上帝的死意味着人类可以摆脱传统宗教束缚,进入一个没有神的自由世界。尼采的无神论不仅仅是对上帝存在的否定,更是对传统道德、权威和秩序的反叛。
《The Gods of Atheism》不仅对无神论的思想进行了详细的分析,还提出了Miceli自己的反思与批判。Miceli认为,无神论的最大问题在于它无法提供对人类生命的真正意义和目的的回答。虽然无神论否定了上帝的存在,但却无法填补人类精神生活中的空白。Miceli指出,无神论虽然追求理性和自由,但它忽略了信仰在提供精神安慰和道德指引方面的重要作用。
《The Gods of Atheism》通过对无神论历史、思想家、社会影响以及哲学反思的全面分析,揭示了无神论作为一种思想体系的内在矛盾和深层次问题。Miceli认为,虽然无神论试图通过理性和科学解释世界,但它忽略了人类精神世界的复杂性和深刻性。无神论的崇拜和对上帝的否定,最终反而成为了一种点击联系需要东西方神秘学学习资料,专业的咨询