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The God Question

Stenqvist, Catharina LU (2013) In Existenz: An International Journal in Philosophy, Religion, Politics, and the Arts 7(2, Fall 2012). p.49-51
Abstract
The essay focuses on the apophatic tradition, Western metaphysics, and the unknown God. It presents Jaspers' thoughts on transcendence as an eye-opener. To take the issue of the unknown God, two philosophers are highlighted, David Hume and Simone Weil. For Hume the concept of the unknown God presents the problem of how might anything that is unknown have any moral influence on human beings? Simone Weil tries to combine the personal and the impersonal aspect of God, that is God is both known and unknown.
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life-view, Simone Weil, via negativa, via positiva, Karl Jaspers, David Hume, Apophatic
categories
Higher Education
in
Existenz: An International Journal in Philosophy, Religion, Politics, and the Arts
volume
7
issue
2, Fall 2012
pages
49 - 51
publisher
Karl Jaspers Society of North America
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  • scopus:84880360424
ISSN
1932-1066
language
English
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http://www.bu.edu/paideia/existenz/volumes/Vol.7-2Stenqvist.pdf
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  number       = {{2, Fall 2012}},
  pages        = {{49--51}},
  publisher    = {{Karl Jaspers Society of North America}},
  series       = {{Existenz: An International Journal in Philosophy, Religion, Politics, and the Arts}},
  title        = {{The God Question}},
  url          = {{http://www.bu.edu/paideia/existenz/volumes/Vol.7-2Stenqvist.pdf}},
  volume       = {{7}},
  year         = {{2013}},
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