Reception of medieval anthropology in "Trenos" Meletius Smotrytsky

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21847/1728-9343.2014.5(131).27225

Keywords:

human body, Eucharist, patristic anthropology, faith, sin

Abstract

This article provides a detailed analysis of anthropological views of M. Smotrytsky that were outlined in his polemical essay "Trenos". We have analyzed a philosophical treatise of the work to identify a belonging of Ukrainian thinker to the medieval philosophical discourse. We also demonstrated novelty of M. Smotrytsky views against the backdrop of Ukrainian philosophical thought of XVII century. The main focus of the article is made upon the reception of medieval philosophical theories about the origin of life and the human body, which made M. Smotrytsky. In this article we provided a detailed analysis of all presentation logic understanding of the phenomenon of the human body presented by Ukrainian philosopher. 

Author Biography

Vitalii Shchepanskyi, National University "Ostrog Academy", Ostrog

postgraduate student of religious studies and theology

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Published

2014-11-15

How to Cite

Shchepanskyi, V. (2014). Reception of medieval anthropology in "Trenos" Meletius Smotrytsky. Skhid, (5(131). https://doi.org/10.21847/1728-9343.2014.5(131).27225

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Section

Philosophy