Ročník 58 (2003), 5

Scotus' theory of common nature is a fundamental problem for his theory of individuation and for the problem of universals. Seven arguments are used to prove its minor and real unity beyond the mind. As such it is an object of the intellect, of the metaphysics, expressed in the definition. Common nature as such is indifferent to the mode of singularity and… Čítať ďalej

The author emphasize the fact, that the world of really existing compound and distinct things leads to the first questions in our spontaneous cognition of the world, such as: "What is it?", "What for?" Spontaneous cognition thus means the primary, direct experience of the real world, which is the basis of common sense. From common sense arise the first fundamental… Čítať ďalej

The objective of the paper is to analyze the conception of virtue as represented in the book After Virtue by one of the initiators od the renaissance of the ethics of virtue A. MacIntyre. In its first part the authors examine the reasons of MacIntyreś criticism of the Enlightenment conception of morals, in which the notion of virtue was excluded from… Čítať ďalej

Edmund Szelényi (1873 - 1931) was a Professor at the Evangelic Theological Academy in Pressburg. His focus was on the history of philosophy and pedagogy in Hungary, as well as on history of literature and philosophy of religion. The paper deals with Syelényiś philosophy of religion which developed under the influence of F. Schleiermacher, A. Ritschl and A. von… Čítať ďalej