The unbeliever accepts the world and capitulates before the meaningless. The believer keeps his trust in the meaningfulness of being.

— Robert Spaemann (1927–2018), Philosoph

Topics: Faith & Trust, Doubt & Hard Questions

Robert Spaemann

Robert Spaemann (1927–2018) war ein deutscher Philosoph und Universitätsprofessor in München, der als einer der einflussreichsten katholischen Denker der Nachkriegszeit galt. Bekannt wurde er durch seine Arbeiten zur Anthropologie und praktischen Philosophie, in denen er den Personenstatus des Menschen ontologisch begründete, den Utilitarismus kritisierte und streitbar gegen Abtreibung, Sterbehilfe sowie das Hirntodkonzept argumentierte. Für Bibelleser bietet sein Werk eine begrifflich geschärfte Verteidigung der Unverfügbarkeit menschlichen Lebens und der Vernünftigkeit des christlichen Gottesglaubens.

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