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theory of original nature

derek dey

1Thursday, July 24, 2014

indextheory of the original human nature

• a being with divine image

• a being with divine character

• a being with position

• conclusion

• an appraisal of the existentialist analysis of human existence

http://www.unification-thought.org/neut/Neut03.html


intro: ontology existentialism alienation ?

• Buddha Jesus Socrates Aquinas Descartes Kant Hegel Kierkegaard Feuerbach Marx Scheler-(3 categories)


theory of the original human nature

• fall / pathologies

• pre-fall natural condition

• original image - ontology

• divine image-divine character

• resemblance and position

?


a being with divine image

• a united being of sungsang and hyungsang

• extracted from the universal o rd e r- e n c a p s u l a t i o n o f elements - microcosm

• current failure to actualize the original relationship: spirit mind <> physical mind

• C o n f u c i u s a n d K a n t - cultivation of character


a harmonious being of yin and yang

• yin and yang

husband wifemature self as a

precondition

creation in harmony

‘full immanence’

love and orderethics-virtues

rational

intuitive

1. dual characteristics2. union3. represent world4. represent family

self


various forms of harmony

• completion @ stage 3• husband/wife: dual-characteristics • unity of humankind; socio-politico• ecology - self to cosmos


a being of individuality• universal-individual

image

• identity at conception - unique

• intrauterine - nature - stages - value

• nurture supports or conflates

• Joy in expression and fulfillment


a being with divine character • omniscience, omnipotence, heart (love),

omnipresence, life, truth, goodness, beauty, righteousness, logos, creativity,

• a being of heart - shimjungand heart


expressions of heart

good-ness

will

heart

emotion

beauty

intellect

truthculture

value

function of mind

the relationship between mind value

and culture centered on heart

personal / cultural spheres

sciencephilosophy

artethics

morality


a being of logos

• being of logos

• true self

• logos creativity

• 2 stage creativity

Confucius said in The Analects, “At seventy I followed my heart’s desire without over-stepping the line.”


a being of creativity: logos

• Logos as self and creativity

• 2 stage development

• define purpose need or intention(heart), research-plan-select best idea, build, test, evaluate, improve

idea intention heart purpose / shimjung / “unchanging values”

pre-Logossubliminal/reconsideration

blueprint

plan+material+build

substance: art science artifacts

ISS IHS

SS HS


a being of creativity: science

• “dominion”

• anatomy

• biology

• neuroscience

• astronomy

• physics

• chemistry


a being of creativity: art• “creativity” / art / music / poetry / sculpture / architecture / cinema / performance / dance

Millet: the gleaners

Vermeer: girl with the pearl earring

Chihuly: glass sculpture

dance / performance art


ecology • ‘dominion’ as deep ecology / nature


• subject and object - relationships

• object consciousness as ethics

• obedience filial humility

• object position - object consciousness - loyalty

• subject position - dominion over all things

a being with position


subject position• subject consciousness

• family - Confucian - respect

• leadership and concern

• authority and love / love and order


connected being consciousness and democracy

judicial legislative executive

transcendent principle

people and agreement

connected body / object consciousness / John Locke 1632-1704 / equality-human rights / constitution

socio-politico organizations

• allegory of the cave• ideas / archetypes• the republic• laws(historically premature ?)

God


natural law• equality before god

• stoics

• democracy as object consciousness

• Locke: ‘Second Treatise Concerning Civil Government’ - George Mason, Thomas Paine, James Madison etc

• love and order

• way of heaven

processive?


conclusion

• original human being SS and HS

• harmony of man woman

• original human being

• divine character and logos

• creativity - heart-centered ruler of all things

• a being with position


• Soren Kierkegaard

• Friedrich Nietzsche

• Karl Jaspers

• Martin Heidegger

• Jean Paul Sartre

Appraisals: existentialism


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