In opposition to the mainstream of a contemporary thought defined as individualist and critical against the traditional values of Western Civilization, on one side, and to the reactionary recovery of a fake image of the Middle Ages, on the other side, some authors of the early twentieth century belonging to the German language area found in the monastic spirituality and the medieval theological traditions the source for thinking a new kind of society. Aim of this paper is, therefore, to focus authors like Paul Landsberg, Hugo Ball, Martin Heidegger, Romano Guardini, to show the crucial role of this philosophical tradition and his topics in the discussions about a reformation of the contemporary society and a rethinking of some principles of the Western Civilization.
Fuga saeculi. Spiritualità monastica e crisi di civiltà nel pensiero tedesco del primo Novecento
Limonta R.
2019
Abstract
In opposition to the mainstream of a contemporary thought defined as individualist and critical against the traditional values of Western Civilization, on one side, and to the reactionary recovery of a fake image of the Middle Ages, on the other side, some authors of the early twentieth century belonging to the German language area found in the monastic spirituality and the medieval theological traditions the source for thinking a new kind of society. Aim of this paper is, therefore, to focus authors like Paul Landsberg, Hugo Ball, Martin Heidegger, Romano Guardini, to show the crucial role of this philosophical tradition and his topics in the discussions about a reformation of the contemporary society and a rethinking of some principles of the Western Civilization.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
