“Treatise on the Soul” by Kassian Sakowicz. At the crossroads of philosophical traditions
https://doi.org/10.28995/2073-6401-2018-2-135-145
Abstract
The article attempts to consider the doctrine of soul of Kassian Sakowicz in the context of both Catholic theology and the Eastern Christian tradition.
The main subject of present analysis is the “Treatise on the Soul” by Kassian Sakowicz, published in 1625, which has so far been poorly studied. To identify Sakowicz’s understanding of the significance of the problematics raised in this treatise, it is compared to some Orthodox as well as Catholic academic courses of the mid-17th century.
The most important task of this article is to describe the way in which the texts of the scholastic tradition are used by the author, who, at the time of writing the treatise, belonged to the Orthodox Church. Therefore “Treatise on the Soul” is chiefly compared with treatises “Man” and “Conservation and Government of Creation”, included in the “Summa Theologiae” by Thomas Aquinas, whose influence on Sakowicz was very significant. The possible reasons for this dependency are seen in the facts of the Sakowicz’s life. Also, the influence of the author’s philosophical and theological position on evolution of his confessional identity is revealed.
Special attention is given to those places in the “Treatise on the Soul”, in which Sakowicz creatively reworked the ideas of Thomas Aquinas, as well as to the original thought of this author. However, the author of the article not only notes Sakowicz’s changes to the general structure of the text, as compared to the corresponding sections of “Summa Theologiae”, but she also attempts to unveil factors that caused such a change.
About the Author
Natalia V. PuminovaRussian Federation
PhD. in Philosophy.
Bld. 6, Miusskaya sq., Moscow, 125993
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Review
For citations:
Puminova N.V. “Treatise on the Soul” by Kassian Sakowicz. At the crossroads of philosophical traditions. RSUH/RGGU BULLETIN. Series Philosophy. Social Studies. Art Studies. 2018;(2):135-145. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.28995/2073-6401-2018-2-135-145