Original scientific paper

https://doi.org/10.31337/oz.71.1.1

The Absolute Always Remains an Absolute Mystery

Anto Pavlović orcid.org/0000-0001-9956-8496 ; The Faculty of Philosophy of the Society of Jesus in Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Hrvoje Vargić orcid.org/0000-0002-9750-8956 ; The Faculty of Philosophy of the Society of Jesus in Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia

Abstract

This article explores the philosophical thought of Rudolf Brajičić with regard to the foundedness and objectivity of synthetic a priori judgements, such that the authors examine the possibility of constituting extended metaphysics, i.e., a metaphysics which expands knowledge and again opens the path to rational theology.
The second section examines traditional proofs of God’s existence in view of extended metaphysics, while indicating also some new modes of providing proofs. The preceding provides a solid groundwork for the article’s basic premise wherewith the authors endeavor to
demonstrate that, even after having proven the existence of the Absolute, we still do not have positive deep insight into His essence, into His inner life, and therefore, the Absolute must be understood as an absolute natural mystery, and speech about the Absolute as speech about a mystery.

Keywords

Brajičić; extended metaphysics; proving God’s existence; Absolute; absolute mystery

Hrčak ID:

160026

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/160026

Publication date:

30.5.2016.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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