Stanisław Kamiński’s Philosophy as Christian Philosophy

Kingsley Mbamara Sebastine

doi:10.21697/spch.2021.57.A.12

Published: 2021-12-31

Vol. 57 No. 2 (2021)

Stanisław Kamiński’s Philosophy as Christian Philosophy

Kingsley Mbamara Sebastine

Studia Philosophiae Christianae

Section: Papers

https://doi.org/10.21697/spch.2021.57.A.12

Abstract

This article argues that Kaminski’s concept of philosophy meets the requirements for being a Christian philosophy as articulated by John Paul II. In the encyclical letter Fides et Ratio, John Paul II affirmed the possibility, existence, meaning, and need for a Christian philosophy. He distinguished three stances of philosophy concerning the Christian faith. First, philosophy should be completely independent of the Biblical Revelation but implicitly open to the supernatural. A second stance adopted by philosophy is often designated as Christian philosophy. Third, philosophy presents another stance that is closely related to theology. Kamiński constructed an understanding of philosophy that is original, universal, and autonomous. Such a notion of philosophy (and its methodology) was based on the classical theory of being, which fulfils the demand for the autonomy of philosophy through its relationship with faith. Kamiński’s doctrinal standpoints in philosophy are rational, objective, and universal. According to him, philosophy is also compatible with the Christian faith. In this sense, one can speak of his philosophy as a Christian philosophy.

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Received: 22/04/2021. Reviewed: 06/09/2021. Accepted: 23/10/2021.

Keywords:

Stanisław Kamiński, John Paul II, Christian philosophy, metaphysics, wisdom, methods, reason

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Mbamara Sebastine, K. (2021). Stanisław Kamiński’s Philosophy as Christian Philosophy. Studia Philosophiae Christianae, 57(2), 125–144. https://doi.org/10.21697/spch.2021.57.A.12

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