The Use of Aristotle’s Philosophy in Anthony Radyvylovsky’s Sermons

Volodymyr Spivak

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Abstract

In this paper, at the example of Anthony Radyvylovskyi creation, we examine the impact of Aristotle’s works on the philosophical component of Ukrainian church sermons from the Baroque period. The culturological approach and methods of hermeneutics and comparative analysis were used in the research. The source base of this article was the texts of the Ukrainian preacher Anthony Radyvylovsky, who worked in the Baroque era. Separate texts of Aristotle were used for comparative analysis. The objective of this study is to investigate the usage specialties of the
Aristotle’s texts by Anthony Radyvylovskyi in his own writing. The result should help to better understand the ideological influence of ancient philosophy on the formation of national philosophical tradition of the Baroque epoch. The ideological content of borrowed from Aristotle’s texts and mechanisms are traced to the use by the preacher. The list of Aristotle’s texts from which Radyvylovskyi quoted is provided. It is also
shown that Radyvylovskyi uses the authority of Aristotle during moral teachings and philosophical thinking about the characteristics of human nature. The conclusion about the creative way of using the Aristotle’s ideas by Anthony Radyvylovskyi is given and significant philosophical component in the preacher’s written legacy is noted.


Keywords:

the history of philosophy, Ukrainian philosophy, ancient philosophy, the Baroque, sermon, Aristotle.


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2023-12-21

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Spivak, V. (2023). The Use of Aristotle’s Philosophy in Anthony Radyvylovsky’s Sermons. Studia Warmińskie, 60, 105–117. https://doi.org/10.31648/sw.8718

Volodymyr Spivak 
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