Między wielością a jednością. Dialektyczne doświadczenie człowieka według mistrza Eckharta

Abstract

The paper presents an analysis of human existence which, according to Master Eckhart, plays between unity (Deity) and multiplicity (world). The paper consists of three parts: 1) the presentation of the idea of the Absolute: the Absolute as passive Deity and active God; man cannot get to know the Absolute but only experience it in the creation; the Absolute is present in the things of the world and in the soul of man; Deity has two main features: depth and unity; 2) the presentation of the idea of man: man as the image of God is an ontic unity; he has two powers: mind and will; there is a reflex of the divine depth in the human mind; a man can contemplate the divine image of the Son in his mind after his purification; a man is not only an ontic unity, but he should become a unity in the existential sense; 3) the presentation of the process of the unification: it takes place in will and mind; a man should subordinate his will to the will of God and purify his mind from all ideas in order for the divine Word to be born.