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The Great Ideas of Religion and Freedom
A Semiotic Reinterpretation of The Great Ideas Movement for the 21st Century
Series: - Value Inquiry Book Series, Volume: 369
- Philosophy and Religion, Volume: 369
- Value Inquiry Book Series Online
This volume tests a hypothesisâphilosophy and science are identical forms of behavioristic, organizational psychology: a psychological habit of wondering about causes of organizational existence, formation, and behaviour. Focusing attention on two universal and culturally influential great ideasâfreedom and religionâthis volumeâs array of international scholars demonstrate that leading ancient and medieval philosophers did philosophy in this way. Also, well-known philosophers/scientists like Mortimer J. Adler and John N. Deely practiced philosophy this way. Doing so is precisely what made these philosophers uniquely capable of generating great ideas as motivational principles that dramatically alter cultures. In a nutshell, this work offers significant support for its historically and philosophically ground-breaking thesis.
Peter A. Redpath, Ph.D. (1974), SUNY at Buffalo, is retired Full Professor of Philosophy, St. Johnâs University, and author/editor/co-editor of sixteen philosophical books and dozens of articles and book reviews. His most important publication to date is his The Moral Psychology of St. Thomas Aquinas.
Imelda ChÅodna-BÅach, dr. hab., John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, is presently Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy of Culture and Art at the Catholic University of Lublin. She is a member of the editorial board of Man in Culture journal and Annals of Cultural Studies.
Artur Mamcarz-Plisiecki, dr. hab., John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, is presently Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy of Culture and Art at the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin.
Contributors are: Adam L. Barborich, RafaÅ CharzyÅski, Imelda ChÅodna-BÅach, Wojciech Daszkiewicz, Tomasz Duma, Maria Joanna Gondek, Arkadiusz Gudaniec, Piotr JaroszyÅski, Joanna KiereÅ-Åach, Jason Morgan, Marvin B. Daniel Peláez, Artur Mamcarz-Plisiecki, Robert T. Ptaszek, Peter A. Redpath, Katarzyna StÄpieÅ.
Imelda ChÅodna-BÅach, dr. hab., John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, is presently Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy of Culture and Art at the Catholic University of Lublin. She is a member of the editorial board of Man in Culture journal and Annals of Cultural Studies.
Artur Mamcarz-Plisiecki, dr. hab., John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, is presently Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy of Culture and Art at the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin.
Contributors are: Adam L. Barborich, RafaÅ CharzyÅski, Imelda ChÅodna-BÅach, Wojciech Daszkiewicz, Tomasz Duma, Maria Joanna Gondek, Arkadiusz Gudaniec, Piotr JaroszyÅski, Joanna KiereÅ-Åach, Jason Morgan, Marvin B. Daniel Peláez, Artur Mamcarz-Plisiecki, Robert T. Ptaszek, Peter A. Redpath, Katarzyna StÄpieÅ.
Acknowledgments
Notes on Editors and Contributors
Introduction
ââPeter A. Redpath
1âReflections on Mortimer J. Adlerâs Teachings about the Great Ideas of Religion and Freedom
ââPiotr JaroszyÅski
2âFree and Religious Actions as Semiotic Effects of the Great Ideas
ââMaria Joanna Gondek
3âHow Commonsense Philosophical Realism Influenced Mortimer J. Adlerâs Teachings
ââJoanna KiereÅ-Åach
4âBecoming a Masterpiece of Unbending Will
ââArtur Mamcarz-Plisiecki
5âKarol WojtyÅa on Semiotically Expressing the Great Ideas of the True and the Good
ââArkadiusz Gudaniec
6âHow the Great Ideas Can Help Resolve the Contemporary Decline of the West
ââWojciech Daszkiewicz
7âSome Contemporary Problems Obscuring the Greatness of the Great Ideas
ââKatarzyna StÄpieÅ
8âCzesÅaw Martyniak: The Great Ideas as Motivational Causes
ââRafaÅ CharzyÅski
9âThe Great Ideas: Causes of Human Transcendence or Enslavement?
ââTomasz Duma
10âChristianity: Friend or Foe of the Great Ideas?
ââRobert T. Ptaszek
11âSemiotics of Organizational Leadership and Gateway Leadership Induction Technology (GATELIT)
ââMarvin B. Daniel Peláez
12âGreatness of Character in Classical Confucianism
ââJason Morgan
13âThe Great Ideas in the Noble Buddhist Doctrine of Liberation
ââAdam L. Barborich
14âMortimer J. Adler
âFrom Annoying Philosophical Bastard to Great Educational Reformer
ââImelda ChÅodna-BÅach
âConclusion.
ââLeisure Is the Basis of Cultureâ: Was Josef Pieper Wrong?
ââPeter A. Redpath
Index
Notes on Editors and Contributors
Introduction
ââPeter A. Redpath
1âReflections on Mortimer J. Adlerâs Teachings about the Great Ideas of Religion and Freedom
ââPiotr JaroszyÅski
2âFree and Religious Actions as Semiotic Effects of the Great Ideas
ââMaria Joanna Gondek
3âHow Commonsense Philosophical Realism Influenced Mortimer J. Adlerâs Teachings
ââJoanna KiereÅ-Åach
4âBecoming a Masterpiece of Unbending Will
ââArtur Mamcarz-Plisiecki
5âKarol WojtyÅa on Semiotically Expressing the Great Ideas of the True and the Good
ââArkadiusz Gudaniec
6âHow the Great Ideas Can Help Resolve the Contemporary Decline of the West
ââWojciech Daszkiewicz
7âSome Contemporary Problems Obscuring the Greatness of the Great Ideas
ââKatarzyna StÄpieÅ
8âCzesÅaw Martyniak: The Great Ideas as Motivational Causes
ââRafaÅ CharzyÅski
9âThe Great Ideas: Causes of Human Transcendence or Enslavement?
ââTomasz Duma
10âChristianity: Friend or Foe of the Great Ideas?
ââRobert T. Ptaszek
11âSemiotics of Organizational Leadership and Gateway Leadership Induction Technology (GATELIT)
ââMarvin B. Daniel Peláez
12âGreatness of Character in Classical Confucianism
ââJason Morgan
13âThe Great Ideas in the Noble Buddhist Doctrine of Liberation
ââAdam L. Barborich
14âMortimer J. Adler
âFrom Annoying Philosophical Bastard to Great Educational Reformer
ââImelda ChÅodna-BÅach
âConclusion.
ââLeisure Is the Basis of Cultureâ: Was Josef Pieper Wrong?
ââPeter A. Redpath
Index
All interested in the study of great ideas, semiotics, nature of freedom, religion, and essential relation of the preceding to history, philosophy, science, and culture.