Philosophy:Lumen naturale
Lumen naturale (Latin for "natural light")[1] is a term derived from ancient light metaphysics for the finite cognitive faculty of man (subjective truth), in contrast to the supernatural, divine light (lumen supranaturale). The lumen naturale "illuminates" only the elementary logical and empirical truths, as man can only attain higher knowledge through revelation.
Cicero was likely the first to use the expression in his Tusculanae disputationes, calling it lumen naturae.[2] For Augustine, the Word of God is the actual true light that illuminates the whole person. In the Christian faith, the lumen naturale is given by God.[3] In contrast, according to René Descartes, the lumen naturale is an innate property of man to recognize truth intuitively[4] and thus reason.[5]
References
- ↑ "Lumen naturale – Definition und Synonyme" (in de). Wörterbuch Deutsch. https://educalingo.com/de/dic-de/lumen-naturale.
- ↑ Rene Descartes (2007) (in de-LA). Die Prinzipien der Philosophie: Lateinisch-Deutsch. Felix Meiner Verlag. p. 639. ISBN 978-3-7873-2041-7. https://books.google.de/books?id=MQmKDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA639.
- ↑ "Über die Fähigkeit menschlicher Erkenntnis bei Thomas von Aquin anhand seiner Schrift Expositio super librum Boethii De trinitate" (in de). http://www.hottopos.com/convenit5/07.htm.
- ↑ Descartes, René. In: Rudolf Eisler: Philosophen-Lexikon (Philosopher's Dictionary). Berlin 1912; zeno.org.
- ↑ Toellner 1984, p. 168.
Sources
- Toellner, Richard (1984). "Zum Begriff der Autorität in der Medizin der Renaissance". in Schmitz, Rudolf; Keil, Gundolf (in de). Humanismus und Medizin. Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft: Mitteilungen der Kommission für Humanismusforschung. 11. Weinheim. pp. 159–179. ISBN 3-527-17011-1.
Further reading
- Huber, Max (1950) (in de). Natürliche Gotteserkenntnis. Bern: Paul Haupt.
- Beierwaltes, Werner (1980). "Lumen naturale". in Ritter, Joachim; Gründer, Karlfried (in de). Historisches Wörterbuch der Philosophie. 5. Basel. pp. 547–549.
- "Lumen naturale" (in de). Metzler Lexikon der Philosophie, spektrum.de. 2008. https://www.spektrum.de/lexikon/philosophie/lumen-naturale/1247.
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