Lumen naturale
Lumen naturale ( Latin for: natural light) is a term that goes back to the ancient light metaphysics for the finite cognitive faculties of humans in contrast to the supernatural, divine light ( lumen supranaturale ). The lumen naturale “illuminates” only the elementary logical and empirical truths, but man can only come to a higher knowledge through revelation . Cicero probably first used the term in his conversations in Tusculum ; he called it lumen naturae. For Augustine , the Word of God is the real, true light that illuminates the whole person. In the Christian faith, the lumen naturale is given by God. In contrast to this, the lumen naturale according to René Descartes is an innate characteristic of humans to recognize truth intuitively.
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- Max Huber : Natural Knowledge of God . Paul Haupt, Bern 1950.
- Philosophical Dictionary . Alfred Kröner Verlag, 1974.
Web links
- Lumen naturale . In: Metzler Lexicon of Philosophy . Springer-Verlag, 2008 ( Spektrum.de ).
Individual evidence
- ↑ LUMEN NATURALE - Definition and synonyms of Lumen naturale in the German dictionary. Retrieved March 23, 2020 .
- ↑ Rene Descartes: The principles of philosophy: Latin-German . Felix Meiner Verlag, 2007, ISBN 978-3-7873-2041-7 ( google.de [accessed on March 23, 2020]).
- ↑ About the ability of human knowledge in Thomas Aquinas based on his work Expositio super librum Boethii De trinitate. Retrieved March 23, 2020 .
- ^ Zeno: Lexicon entry for "Descartes, René". Eisler, Rudolf: Philosopher Lexicon. Berlin ... Retrieved March 23, 2020 .