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A Collection of Philosophical and Theological Definitions of a Human Being
19 Comments Published by Cynthia R. Nielsen July 20th, 2006 in Miscellaneous1. Aristotle— a “rational animal”
2. Nietzsche—the “yet undetermined animal” (Thus Spoke Zarathustra)
3. Dostoyevsky’s underground man—“an ungrateful biped” (Notes from the Underground)
I would love to expand this list to include 10-20 philosophical/theological “definitions” of a human being, so please send your comments (and if possible, please cite the work in which you found the definition). Also, [...]
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Nate, a seminarian who hopes to be a future pastor in the Lutheran church, directed me to an excellent article in First Things on Luther by David S. Yeago entitled, “The Catholic Luther.”
To whet your appetite, here is a passage summarizing the reading that Yeago offers: “This reading of Luther’s development suggests that the Western [...]
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