Negation in the language of theology – some issues

Abstract

The paper consists of two parts. In the first one I present some general remarks regarding the history of negation and attempt to answer the philosophical question concerning the essence of negation. In the second part I resume the theological teaching on the degrees of certainty (notae theologice) and point to five forms of negation – known from other areas of research -- as applied in the framework of theological investigations.

Keywords

• logic
• theology
• negation
• difference
• negation-as-failure
• strong negation
• imperative negation
• notae theologice