Bireyin Anlam Serüveni
Rasyonel Düzen, İlahi Hakikat ve Birlikte Varoluş
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22241748 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ata Demir (0000-0002-9075-8987, Siirt Üniversitesi, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Issue | 14 |
| Pages | 367-405 |
| Publication date | 2025-09-14 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Mevzu – Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2667-8772 • E-ISSN: 2667-8772 |
| Publisher | Mevzu Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.56720/mevzu.1670589 |
| OpenAlex | W4412826007 |
| Language | TR |
| References cited | 11 |
The individual's quest for meaning has been one of the fundamental is-sues of philosophy, addressed in different ways throughout history. Plato's rational order perspective, Augustine's understanding of divine truth, and Jean-Luc Nancy's perspective of shared existence represent three distinct approaches to how individuals interpret and understand their existence. This article evalua-tes the individual's search for meaning within the fra-meworks of Plato, Au-gustine, and Jean-Luc Nancy, examining how the individual has been positi-oned across different historical periods. Represen-ting the ancient period, Pla-to addresses the individual's meaning in terms of reason and virtue. Accor-ding to him, a person can reach the truth when harmony is achieved between the three parts of the soul—reason, desire, and anger. The "Ideal State" model emphasizes that the individual must realize themselves within the social or-der. For Plato, the individual exists as part of a rational order, and truth can only be discovered through reason. Augustine, representing the Christian faith of the Middle Ages, explains the individual's search for meaning in terms of orientation toward God. Accor-ding to him, humans should seek di-vine truth instead of following worldly desires. The "City of God" model as-serts that the individual gains meaning not through the material world but through the spiritual realm. Augustine believes that truth can only be found in the light of God, and true freedom is only possible through submission to divine truth. Adopting a post-truth or postmodern approach, Nancy evaluates the individual's meaning within the framework of shared existence. He ar-gues that the individual is not merely their own essence; meaning arises wit-hin the relationships and sha-red experiences with others. In contrast to Pla-to’s rationalism and Augusti-ne’s transcendent truth concept, Nancy asserts that the individual exists within a community, and meaning is a collective process. The perspectives of these three philosophers present the philosophi-cal, religious, and existen-tial dimensions of the individual's search for mea-ning. This article compa-res these thinkers to analyze the historical transforma-tion of the indivi-dual's journey for meaning
Humanities · Families in Therapy and Culture · Islamic Thought and Society Studies · Philosophy · Psychology · Seventeenth-Century Political and Philosophical Thought
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |