A paradigm of permeability: Franz von Baader on love
Bavarian intellectual Franz Xaver von Baader (1765-1841) counts among the most prominent representatives of German Romanticism, although his name and fame have almost been forgotten. Baader was a key figure among the Romantic scene and an ardent defender of Catholicism in the aftermath of Enlightenm...
| Published in: | International journal of philosophy and theology |
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| Format: | Electronic/Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis
[2017]
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International journal of philosophy and theology
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Baader, Franz von 1765-1841
/ God
/ Love
/ Philosophy
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| RelBib Classification: | CB Christian life; spirituality KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history KDB Roman Catholic Church NBC Doctrine of God VA Philosophy |
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| Summary: | Bavarian intellectual Franz Xaver von Baader (1765-1841) counts among the most prominent representatives of German Romanticism, although his name and fame have almost been forgotten. Baader was a key figure among the Romantic scene and an ardent defender of Catholicism in the aftermath of Enlightenment criticism on the Christian faith and tradition. Most interesting is that he did not construe his apologia on the basis of rational considerations only, as a counterattack as it were, but that he took a point of departure in a peculiar understanding of love. According to Baader, love is a concept and a reality which allows one to imagine the relation between creature and Creator and which intriguingly combines the distinctively human with the uniquely divine. In the present paper, I am continuing in the line of Ramón Betanzos’ outstanding study on Baader’s idea of love and argue that his intuitions reveal a solid synthesis of theological and philosophical insights which today is definitely worth reconsidering. In order to do that in an orderly fashion, I primordially focus on his concept of permeability and explore its metaphysical, epistemological and anthropological potential. |
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| ISSN: | 2169-2327 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: International journal of philosophy and theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/21692327.2016.1246198 |