Who is man? Barbora Řebíková 2013. ... An animal (zoon egon lechon) or creature made in God’s image? An animal (zoon egon lechon) or creature made.

Who is man?Who is man?

Barbora ŘebíkováBarbora Řebíková

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An animal (An animal (zoon egon lechonzoon egon lechon) or creature ) or creature made in God’s image?made in God’s image?

Animality x subjectivity, transcendentalityAnimality x subjectivity, transcendentality Rises and falls of human beings – a man is Rises and falls of human beings – a man is

a unique creature among others, he has a unique creature among others, he has got imagination, intellect, free will and he got imagination, intellect, free will and he is able to sympathize with others.is able to sympathize with others.

The problem of unity – a man as a citizen The problem of unity – a man as a citizen of two worlds (of two worlds (fysisfysis and and polispolis, physical, , physical, mental and spiritual) mental and spiritual)

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Men go abroad to wonder at the Men go abroad to wonder at the height of mountains, at the huge height of mountains, at the huge waves of the sea, at the long courses waves of the sea, at the long courses of the rivers, at the vast compass of of the rivers, at the vast compass of the ocean, at the circular motion of the ocean, at the circular motion of the stars, the stars, and they pass by and they pass by themselves without wondering.themselves without wondering.

St. AugustineSt. Augustine

Pico della Mirandola (1463 - 1494) Pico della Mirandola (1463 - 1494) in 1486in 1486

This is how he imagines God addressing the This is how he imagines God addressing the first human:first human:

We have made you neither of the heavenly We have made you neither of the heavenly nor the earthly stuff, neither mortal nor nor the earthly stuff, neither mortal nor immortal, so that with free choice and immortal, so that with free choice and dignity, you may fashion yourself into dignity, you may fashion yourself into whatever form you choose. whatever form you choose. To you is granted To you is granted the power of degrading yourself into the the power of degrading yourself into the lower forms of life, the beastslower forms of life, the beasts, and to you is , and to you is granted the power, contained in your granted the power, contained in your intellect and judgment, to be reborn into the intellect and judgment, to be reborn into the higher forms, the divine. higher forms, the divine.

HistoryHistory

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Koperník: Earth is not in the middle Koperník: Earth is not in the middle of universeof universe it was the earth that circled the sunit was the earth that circled the sun

even the solar system is not the even the solar system is not the centre of the galaxycentre of the galaxy

even the galaxy is only one of more even the galaxy is only one of more than a hundred billion othersthan a hundred billion others

historyhistory

Earth is not 6 000 years old but 4,54 Earth is not 6 000 years old but 4,54 bilion years oldbilion years old

the entire history of humanity was the entire history of humanity was an eyelid´s blink in eternityan eyelid´s blink in eternity the universe had managed to survive for the universe had managed to survive for

billions of years without Homo sapiensbillions of years without Homo sapiens how then could we claim to be the ultimate how then could we claim to be the ultimate

purpose of creation?purpose of creation?