Published 2013-11-28
Keywords
- John Paul II,
- Fides et ratio,
- encyclical,
- implicit philosophy,
- common sense
How to Cite
Mclnerny, R. (2013). Implicit Philosophy. Tópicos, Revista De Filosofía, 19(1), 153-165. https://doi.org/10.21555/top.v19i1.340
Abstract
Fides et ratio is an encyclical of great scope and depth that provides an occasion for discussing any number of important issues. What I shall do is more modest and, I think, not wholly devoid of philosophical interest; I intend to muse on a remark found in paragraph 4 of Fides et ratio, namely, that there is an "implicit philosophy" held by all that provides a reference-point for the rival philosophical systems. My remarks will allude to Common Sense Philosophy, with particular reference to Pere Buffier and to Anti-foundationalism, for reasons which, if not already obvious, will emerge.
References
- Buffier, P. (1843). Oeuvres philosophiques. Paris: Charpentier Librairie-Editeur.
- Garrigou-Lagrange, R. (1926). Le sens commum. Paris: Nouvelle Librairie Nationale.
- Juan Pablo II. (1998). Fides et ratio.
- Tollefsen, O. (1995). Foundationalism Defended: Essays on Epistemology, Ethics, and Aesthetics. Maryland: Cambridge University Press.