Blondel and the crisis of modernism

When Maurice Blondel raised the problem of Christian salvation in his thesis ‘L'Action', he met with heavy resistance, both from the French University, striving for rationality and from the traditional Catholic philosophers who rejected the ‘modern' method of immanence. Whereas in the...

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Auteur principal: Boey, Koen 1934- (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Taylor & Francis [2018]
Dans: International journal of philosophy and theology
Année: 2018, Volume: 79, Numéro: 5, Pages: 459-469
Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés:B Blondel, Maurice 1861-1949, L' action / Philosophie chrétienne / Volonté / Éthique / Dieu / Désir ardent
Classifications IxTheo:KAH Époque moderne
KDB Église catholique romaine
NBC Dieu
NBE Anthropologie
NCA Éthique
VA Philosophie
Sujets non-standardisés:B Apologetic
B Réflexion
B Modern Thought
B Revelation
B Christian Philosophy
B natural desire for God
B Dialectics
B ethics and desire
B Modernism
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Résumé:When Maurice Blondel raised the problem of Christian salvation in his thesis ‘L'Action', he met with heavy resistance, both from the French University, striving for rationality and from the traditional Catholic philosophers who rejected the ‘modern' method of immanence. Whereas in the sphere of knowledge Hegel starts the search for Absolute Knowledge from the uncultivated consciousness on, Blondel, exploring the sphere of the will, goes out from the most primitive willing of ‘something' so as to climb - equally dialectically - towards the object of the ultimate desire of the will. To Blondel, this path presupposes overcoming the position of positivism. Blondel reckons only with the ethical drive of the will's desire. The way he chooses allows him to penetrate as far as to the natural desire of god, fulfilled by revelation. The act of faith, however, does not belong to philosophy. The fierce discussions after the publication gave Blondel the opportunity to expound his idea of a Christian philosophy. It is apologetics indeed, seen from the intention of the philosopher. But the philosophical work he performs must fully comply with the philosophical profession and rest upon rational arguing only. His work, meant as ‘une science de la vie et une critique de la pratique'', is his attempt to meet these standards.
ISSN:2169-2335
Contient:Enthalten in: International journal of philosophy and theology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/21692327.2017.1376853