La dignidad de la imagen divina en Gregorio de Nisa ante las esclavitudes del presente

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02/2024
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Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana
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2389-9980
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En esta presentación nos proponemos reflexionar sobre el modo en que el pensamiento de Gregorio de Nisa buscó restituir a su lugar de grandeza a personas y a enteros grupos sociales que habían sido rebajados o postergados en la sociedad de su tiempo. Intentaremos confrontar este pensamiento vivo del Niseno con la dolorosa realidad de las esclavitudes de nuestro siglo. Aunque podría considerarse que este enfoque excede el ámbito específico de la Historia de la filosofía, quienes investigamos las ideas filosóficas comprobamos que muchas de ellas tienen una influencia perdurable y trascienden su contexto histórico original. En un primer momento, trataremos brevemente el fenómeno de las esclavitudes y asimetrías sociales, tanto en la época del Niseno como en la nuestra. Luego, en la sección denominada “Un llamado a la conciencia”, analizaremos la novedosa teoría antropológica gregoriana, que descansa sobre su interpretación radical de la imagen divina en el ser humano, e indicaremos algunas de sus fuentes filosóficas y sus elementos principales: la plenitud de perfecciones, su intrínseca dignidad, igualdad y libertad. La parte final del trabajo, “Un llamado a la acción”, se detendrá sobre las consecuencias prácticas de la antropología del Niseno, su original concepción de la compasión, de la posible transformación e igualación de la humanidad según la imagen divina, así como la poderosa vigencia de estas ideas para nuestro tiempo.
In this presentation we propose to reflect on the way in which the thought of Gregory of Nyssa sought to restore to their place of greatness persons and entire social groups that had been demeaned or neglected in the society of his time. We will attempt to confront this living thought of the Nyssene with the painful reality of the enslavements of our century. Although this approach might be considered to go beyond the specific scope of the History of Philosophy, those of us who investigate philosophical ideas find that many of them have an enduring influence and transcend their original historical context. First, we will briefly discuss the phenomenon of social slavery and asymmetries, both in Gregory of Nyssa's era and in our own. Then, in the section entitled “A Call to Conscience,” we will analyze the novel Gregorian anthropological theory, which rests on his radical interpretation of the divine image in the human being, and we will indicate some of its philosophical sources and its main elements: the fullness of perfections, its intrinsic dignity, equality and freedom. The final part of the paper, “A Call to Action,” will dwell on the practical consequences of Nyssen’s anthropology, his original conception of compassion, of the possible transformation and equalization of humanity according to the divine image, as well as the powerful relevance of these ideas for our time.
In this presentation we propose to reflect on the way in which the thought of Gregory of Nyssa sought to restore to their place of greatness persons and entire social groups that had been demeaned or neglected in the society of his time. We will attempt to confront this living thought of the Nyssene with the painful reality of the enslavements of our century. Although this approach might be considered to go beyond the specific scope of the History of Philosophy, those of us who investigate philosophical ideas find that many of them have an enduring influence and transcend their original historical context. First, we will briefly discuss the phenomenon of social slavery and asymmetries, both in Gregory of Nyssa's era and in our own. Then, in the section entitled “A Call to Conscience,” we will analyze the novel Gregorian anthropological theory, which rests on his radical interpretation of the divine image in the human being, and we will indicate some of its philosophical sources and its main elements: the fullness of perfections, its intrinsic dignity, equality and freedom. The final part of the paper, “A Call to Action,” will dwell on the practical consequences of Nyssen’s anthropology, his original conception of compassion, of the possible transformation and equalization of humanity according to the divine image, as well as the powerful relevance of these ideas for our time.
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