Panentheism and the “Most Nonsensical Superstition” of Polytheism

IF 0.4 3区 哲学 0 PHILOSOPHY European Journal for Philosophy of Religion Pub Date : 2022-07-02 DOI:10.24204/ejpr.2022.3638
S. Medhananda
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The German philosopher K.C.F. Krause (1781–1832) found deep conceptual parallels between his panentheistic system and the Indian philosophy of Vedānta. This article critically examines Krause’s understanding of Vedānta and popular Hindu religion. I argue that while Krause was correct in viewing the mystical panentheistic doctrine of Vedānta as a precursor to his own philosophy, he was also frequently misled by unreliable translations and secondary texts. Krause, I suggest, was mistaken in characterizing the Hindu practice of image worship as “polytheism” and “idolatry,” and I contend, from a Vedāntic standpoint, that Krause’s denial of the divinity of Jesus is inconsistent with his own panentheistic metaphysics.
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德国哲学家K.C.F.克劳斯(1781-1832)在他的泛神论体系和印度哲学Vedānta之间发现了深刻的概念上的相似之处。本文批判性地考察了克劳斯对Vedānta和流行印度教的理解。我认为,虽然克劳斯正确地将Vedānta的神秘泛神论教义视为他自己哲学的先驱,但他也经常被不可靠的翻译和二手文本所误导。我认为,克劳斯错误地将印度的形象崇拜描述为“多神论”和“偶像崇拜”,我认为,从Vedāntic的角度来看,克劳斯对耶稣神性的否认与他自己的泛神论形而上学是不一致的。
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期刊介绍: European Journal for Philosophy of Religion (EJPR) is a peer-reviewed international journal devoted to the problems of the philosophy of religion. EJPR has been founded with the aim of fostering the development of philosophy of religion in Europe and elsewhere.
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