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At the Centre of the Human Drama

The Philosophy of Karol Wojtyla/Pope John Paul II

by Kenneth L. Schmitz

  • Paperback
  • 176 pages
  • Publisher: The Catholic University of America Press
  • 14.2 x 21.7 x 1.5 cm

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Kenneth L. Schmitz examines the writings of Karol Wojtyla, from his early dramas to his later theological works. Wojtyla's primary philosophical interest lies in the field of ethics, but Schmitz also points out that Wojtyla's interest is worked out in the context of an understanding of the nature and destiny of human beings. Relying upon many translations (some not available in English) of Wojtyla's work, Schmitz locates Wojtyla's philosophy of human nature in the broad tradition of Christian personalism. More importantly, perhaps, Schmitz shows that Wojtyla relied upon phenomenological methodology to explore the inner region of human experience while endorsing the general lines of traditional metaphysics as represented in the work of the great philosophers of the Middle Ages. Finding that a coherent philosophical view is present throughout much of Wojtyla's work, Schmitz also discovers that Wojtyla's sensitivity to both modern and ancient thought and culture was already present in the work of the pope as a young student in Kracow.As Pope John Paul II continues to make his mark in the history of the Roman Catholic church and of the world, this book aims to be valuable to philosophers, theologians and educated readers who wish to learn more about the thought of the leader of one of the world's major religions.
At the Centre of the Human Drama and The Texture of Being Essays in First Philosophy
The Texture of Being Essays in First PhilosophyAt the Centre of the Human Drama

  • Author

    Kenneth L. Schmitz

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    The Catholic University of America Press

  • Published

    January 1994

  • Weight

    264g

  • Page Count

    176

  • Dimensions

    14.2 x 21.7 x 1.5 cm

  • ISBN

    9780813207803

  • ISBN-10

    0813207800

  • Eden Code

    1195223

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