The Idea of a World Order
Dooyeweerd was struck by the fact that different systems of philosophy expressly oriented their philosophic thought to the idea of a divine world order. The dialectic of form and matter permeated both Greek and medieval philosophy. The distinction between natural laws and laws of nature is highlight...
| Published in: | Philosophia reformata |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
[2018]
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| In: |
Philosophia reformata
Year: 2018, Volume: 83, Issue: 2, Pages: 204-224 |
| RelBib Classification: | TA History VA Philosophy |
| Further subjects: | B
Constancy
B World Order B Herman Dooyeweerd B Natural Law B positive law B Change B Universality B lawfulness |
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| Summary: | Dooyeweerd was struck by the fact that different systems of philosophy expressly oriented their philosophic thought to the idea of a divine world order. The dialectic of form and matter permeated both Greek and medieval philosophy. The distinction between natural laws and laws of nature is highlighted with reference to Descartes and Beeckman. A key distinction for an understanding of the order of the world is given in the difference between modal laws and type laws. In order to substantiate this claim, an explication of the nature of the order for the world has to explore elements derived from the four most basic modes of explanation: number (the one and the many), space (universality), the kinematic (constancy), and the physical aspect (change). These points of entry serve theoretical thought with terms that may either be employed in a conceptual way or in a concept-transcending way. The influence of nominalism on the thought of Dooyeweerd is analyzed in some more detail. |
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| ISSN: | 2352-8230 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Philosophia reformata
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/23528230-08302003 |