Freedom and Imago Dei - Situated Freedom

Philosophia Ancilla Theologiae

Latin of philosophy is a servant of theology

Philosophy

makes it easier for us to understand our faith

CCC 1701

according to -, says christ in the very relation of the mystery of the father and of love, makes man fully manifest himself and brings the light his excited vacation

1702

says the Divine image is present in every man

1703

wants us to contemplate on the truth about God‘s will to create humankind

human person

The only creature on earth that God has willed for its own sake

1704

reveals the gift of God towards man

reason and free will

2 gift of god

reason

he is capable of understanding the order of things established by the creator

freewill

he is capable of directing himself toward his true good

reason

faculty of intellect

freewill

faculty of mind

1705

States the most important part of the doctrine

imago dei

does not guarantee us a perfection of life

order of things

all actions have consequences

St. Thomas Aquinas

View The image of God in three senses

general sense

Image of God is seen in all people because of their rational faculty

richer or higher sense

Image of God is seen only in believers in who are being conformed to the grace of God or Christ, though they are imperfect

highest sense

Image of God is seen in believers who have been glorified

jean paul sartre

A philosopher, atheist Teacher. an existentialist

Atheistic

if God does not exist, then everything is permissible

existentialist

A philosophical theory or approach that emphasizes the existence of the individual person as a free and responsible agent

existence

precedes essence

existentialist

counterpart to determinism or essentialism

1. we can do anything

2. we choose to live our own way of life

two realities of sartres absolutely freedom

unlimited freedom

for jean Paul, each agent is endowed with

maurice merleau-ponty

whos concept is situated freedom

merleau-ponty

A French philosopher

merleau-ponty

known as one of the great thinkers in the area of Phenemonology

experience

for merleau-ponty, - It’s way better than our intellect in terms of acquiring knowledge