RT Article
T1 Verticality as Non-Religious Spirituality
JF Implicit religion
VO 16
IS 2
SP 191
OP 201
A1 Jirásek, Ivo 1964-
LA English
YR 2013
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/169028451X
AB Spirituality is often perceived as a synonym for religion. In this article, I would like to point to some alternative definitions of spirituality grounded in Max Schelers philosophical anthropology. Scheler states that the essence of a human being is not exhausted by practical intelligence, as though it was the culmination of a gradational anthropology. The distinctive principle characterizing the human way of being, is "the spirit"(der Geist). At the centre of its various manifestations is a person, with its freedom, its "openness to the world. "Spirituality can therefore become a symbol of searching for the meaning of life. Thus, the spiritual dimension (also called the vertical dimension, in the light of "deep" ideas and "high" ideals) of human life, represents an area for the development of our potential. The paper outlines this understanding of spirituality, and explores in particular its connection with sport and education.
K1 Anthropology of religion
K1 Philosophical Anthropology
K1 Scheler, Max, 1874-1928
K1 Spiritual Life
K1 Spirituality
K1 meaning of life
K1 Religion
K1 Spirit
K1 vertical dimension
DO 10.1558/imre.vl6i2.191