The Making of Human Dignity in Christian Antiquity

Jadwiga Guerrero van der Meijden (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

XII, 294 Seiten

2024 | 2024
Brill | Schöningh (Verlag)
978-3-506-79670-7 (ISBN)

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The book examines the late ancient history of one pivotal concept of contemporary culture, that of human dignity, with the view to identifying the moment in history when European culture worked out a systematic category for human axiological status. Whereas some studies concentrate on the notion of dignity in the Renaissance, suggesting that the earlier Christian thought emphasized human insignificance, this analysis reveals that it was the patristic writers who undertook the decisive rethinking of human dignity, primarily in light of the incarnation and the introduction of the feast of Christmas. The volume traces the transformation of the culturally prevalent ancient maxim of self-knowledge ("know thyself") into an axiological appeal ("know thy dignity"), claiming that it was within that tradition that "dignitas hominis" was popularized and entered the European mindset. In order to demonstrate the lasting changes, the volume outlines patristic axiology's reception in the Middle Ages.

Jadwiga Guerrero van der Meijden, Ph.D., is an assistant professor at the Institute of Philosophy, Jagiellonian University in Cracow, where she teaches medieval philosophy. Her research focuses on the concept of human dignity, patristic and medieval philosophy, Christian philosophy, phenomenology, and personalism. Her publications include a number of articles, book chapters, encyclopedia entries, and two monographs in the above described areas.

Erscheinungsdatum	16.10.2024
Reihe/Serie	Contexts of Ancient and Medieval Anthropology ; 9
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Gewicht	635 g
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Religionsgeschichte
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Christentum
Schlagworte	dignitas hominis • early medieval anthropology • European Culture • Gnothi seauton • Human dignity • Image of God • Know Thyself • Microcosm • patristic anthropology
ISBN-10	3-506-79670-4 / 3506796704
ISBN-13	978-3-506-79670-7 / 9783506796707
Zustand	Neuware