Original scientific paper

The Theological character of the concept of being in the Critical ontology of Pantaleo Carabellese (1877 – 1948). From pre-critical intuitions to the mature locution on God as the »pure object of consciousness«

Pavo Žitko ; Università degli Studi di Perugia
Marco Moschini orcid.org/0000-0001-8054-6350 ; Università degli Studi di Perugia, Perugia, Italia

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to present speculative presuppositions of Italian critical ontology, a philosophical movement started by the work of Pantaleo Carabellese in the first half of the 20th century, which is still active primarily at the Italian University in Perugia. Carabellese´s life itself was a proof that authentic philosophical reflectionleads to the affi rmative position on God as the fundamental condition and the basis of human existence that, as such, represents, in his words, »the only true object of philosophical reflection«. In the first thirty years of the author´s work, starting with the defence of his diploma thesis on Rosmini at the University of Naples in 1907 until the publication of The Theological Problem as Philosophy in 1931, theoretical relevancy of the concept of being as the unique basis of consciousness has been affirmed. At the same time it has become obvious that a reflection that, on the basis of its own presuppositions, does not necessarily aims for theological outcomes of its own speculation, cannot not reflect on God, if it approaches the argument of contemplative nature in an authentic way. The true »object« of philosophical reflection is, therefore, the theological argument, while philosophy is a true journey towards the metaphysical awareness of God.

Keywords

ontologism; Being; consciousness; idealism

Hrčak ID:

158536

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/158536

Publication date:

25.5.2016.

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