Social Freedom and Dignity of the Human Person According to Nikolai Berdyaev
Društvena sloboda i dostojanstvo ljudske ličnosti po Nikolaju Berđajevu
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Contemporary European democracies, and liberalism in particular, are
established upon the foundations of humanism. Humanism, as its name
entails, denotes the elevation of the human being and setting up of the
person to the centre of the universe. Humanism was a reaction against
the mediaeval view of the omnipotent and omniscient God, and seeks
an understanding of the human being that would fulfil his/her intuitive
desire for genuine human dignity. What kind of freedom would be sufficient
and adequate for true human dignity? Faced with this radical understanding
of freedom, which originates from, and is dictated by, the deepest realms
of the human being, most humanist thinkers chose to reject both God
and the idea of the divine icon. Humanism denied man’s divine sonship
and proclaimed that man is the son of nature. Hence, Humanism not only
declared man’s self-confidence, but it also debased him, by defining him
as a product of natural necessity. Liberalism, arg...ues the Russian philosopher
Berdyaev, has created a ‘single-plane’ being, it has separated the citizen
from the integral personality, by refusing to admit the spiritual dimension
of the human being. Berdyaev stresses that true freedom cannot be
simply a formal self-defence, but that it must rather lead to creative
activity. This is why the transition is inevitable from formal liberty, which
protects us and defends us, to true freedom capable not only of creatively
transforming the human society but also of creating a new world.
Savremene evropske demokratije, a posebno učenje liberalizma, počivaju na načelima evropskog humanizma. Humanizam se javlja kao reakcija na srednjevekovno učenje o božanskoj
svemoći koja je u suprotnosti sa dostojanstvom ljudskog bića kao ikone Božije. Posledica
reakcije je da se sada ljudsko biće postavlja u središte Univerzuma. U potpunosti se odbacuje metafizička dimenzija ljudskog bića koje sada postaje sin prirode a time i nužnosti. Humanizam pokušava da stvori novi pojam ljudskog dostojanstva, ali dok uzdiže ljudsko biće
istovremeno ga i unižava budući da je rob prirodnih nužnosti. Po ruskom religioznom filozofu
Nikolaju Berđajevu, istinsko dostojanstvo dolazi od istinite slobode koje se ne sastoji samo
u moći da se preobrazi društvo već i da se stvori novi svet.
Кључне речи:
freedom / humanism / liberalism / God's omnipotence / imago dei / ljudsko dostojanstvo / ličnost / individuaИзвор:
Filozofija i društvo/Philosophy and Society, 2023, 34, 4, 670-680Издавач:
- Beograd : Institut za filozofiju i društvenu teoriju
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IFDTTY - JOUR AU - Knežević, Romilo Aleksandar PY - 2023 UR - http://rifdt.instifdt.bg.ac.rs/123456789/3688 AB - Contemporary European democracies, and liberalism in particular, are established upon the foundations of humanism. Humanism, as its name entails, denotes the elevation of the human being and setting up of the person to the centre of the universe. Humanism was a reaction against the mediaeval view of the omnipotent and omniscient God, and seeks an understanding of the human being that would fulfil his/her intuitive desire for genuine human dignity. What kind of freedom would be sufficient and adequate for true human dignity? Faced with this radical understanding of freedom, which originates from, and is dictated by, the deepest realms of the human being, most humanist thinkers chose to reject both God and the idea of the divine icon. Humanism denied man’s divine sonship and proclaimed that man is the son of nature. Hence, Humanism not only declared man’s self-confidence, but it also debased him, by defining him as a product of natural necessity. Liberalism, argues the Russian philosopher Berdyaev, has created a ‘single-plane’ being, it has separated the citizen from the integral personality, by refusing to admit the spiritual dimension of the human being. Berdyaev stresses that true freedom cannot be simply a formal self-defence, but that it must rather lead to creative activity. This is why the transition is inevitable from formal liberty, which protects us and defends us, to true freedom capable not only of creatively transforming the human society but also of creating a new world. AB - Savremene evropske demokratije, a posebno učenje liberalizma, počivaju na načelima evropskog humanizma. Humanizam se javlja kao reakcija na srednjevekovno učenje o božanskoj svemoći koja je u suprotnosti sa dostojanstvom ljudskog bića kao ikone Božije. Posledica reakcije je da se sada ljudsko biće postavlja u središte Univerzuma. U potpunosti se odbacuje metafizička dimenzija ljudskog bića koje sada postaje sin prirode a time i nužnosti. Humanizam pokušava da stvori novi pojam ljudskog dostojanstva, ali dok uzdiže ljudsko biće istovremeno ga i unižava budući da je rob prirodnih nužnosti. Po ruskom religioznom filozofu Nikolaju Berđajevu, istinsko dostojanstvo dolazi od istinite slobode koje se ne sastoji samo u moći da se preobrazi društvo već i da se stvori novi svet. PB - Beograd : Institut za filozofiju i društvenu teoriju T2 - Filozofija i društvo/Philosophy and Society T1 - Social Freedom and Dignity of the Human Person According to Nikolai Berdyaev T1 - Društvena sloboda i dostojanstvo ljudske ličnosti po Nikolaju Berđajevu IS - 4 VL - 34 SP - 670 EP - 680 DO - 10.2298/FID2304670K ER -
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Knežević, R. A.. (2023). Social Freedom and Dignity of the Human Person According to Nikolai Berdyaev. in Filozofija i društvo/Philosophy and Society Beograd : Institut za filozofiju i društvenu teoriju., 34(4), 670-680. https://doi.org/10.2298/FID2304670K
Knežević RA. Social Freedom and Dignity of the Human Person According to Nikolai Berdyaev. in Filozofija i društvo/Philosophy and Society. 2023;34(4):670-680. doi:10.2298/FID2304670K .
Knežević, Romilo Aleksandar, "Social Freedom and Dignity of the Human Person According to Nikolai Berdyaev" in Filozofija i društvo/Philosophy and Society, 34, no. 4 (2023):670-680, https://doi.org/10.2298/FID2304670K . .