Abstract
The majority of the philosophical proves of the existence of God or other philosophical attempts of talking about Him try to meet standards of rationality only. In this way they reach mostly a philosophical notion of God which rules out a religious relationship to Him. Zubiri is trying to present a philosophical way which leads to a notion of God, who can be at the same time a God of philosophy and of religion. But this means overcoming rationality with reasonableness. Reasonable means compatible with human life.
Highlights
As Zubiri is looking for the right starting point for attaining knowledge of God, he notes that it must be man, and - the human person
Likewise wrong is the way followed by Saint Augustine and the like, because they did not include man in that which makes him dependent on reality, because it is only for a person that reality is something ultimate
If we begin discussion with the concept of religation we will be dealing not with God who only serves as an explanation of some process in the world of beings, but with God who enables establishment of a religious relationship with Him, because He is responsible for man’s personal life in its entirety.[36]
Summary
As Zubiri is looking for the right starting point for attaining knowledge of God, he notes that it must be man, and - the human person. Likewise wrong is the way followed by Saint Augustine and the like, because they did not include man in that which makes him (entirely) dependent on reality, because it is only for a person that reality is something ultimate Zubiri summarises this argumentation, concluding that the ultimate (la ulterioridad) operation of reality manifests itself in the moulding of a person’s being.[35] On the other hand, if we begin discussion with the concept of religation we will be dealing not with God who only serves as an explanation of some process in the world of beings, but with God who enables establishment of a religious relationship with Him, because He is responsible for man’s personal life in its entirety.[36]. This stage is not conclusive, because religation can be explained in many ways, which is evidenced by the history of religion
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