PROBLEM OF THEODICY AND PERSONAL FREE WILL IN THE EARLY MEDIEVAL PHILOSOPHY: FROM METAPHYSICAL INTELLECTUALIZATION TO METAPHYSICS OF FAITH

Abstract

Purpose. Free will and its bases – one of the most tangled philosophical question. The interest to this issue does not die away throughout many centuries, giving it enduring relevance. The importance of this problem is caused by idea of the personality as the subject of creative and moral activity. This article targets to illuminate a problem of free will in early medieval philosophy. The problem field of a research is connected with idea of theodicy as freedom limiter. Methodology. The research based on principles and methods of free will and theodicy study, implemented by hermeneutical approach of reading of medieval philosophers treatise as well as method historical-philosophical reconstruction. Results. The specifics features of Middle Ages rational theodicy were revealed. The author comes to conclusion about dualistic interpretation of phenomenon of freedom by medieval theologians, opened by them in treatises from theology positions. Practical implication. Results of a research can be used in the theoretical analysis of various aspects of ethical interpretation of free will. The practical value of a research consists in a possibility of inclusion of results of a research in courses of lectures on philosophy history, cultural and religious studies.

Keywords

• свобода
• теодицея
• духовность
• добро и зло
• грех