Fate up against the will: ethical and ontological tensions in medieval Christian philosophy regarding the tragic
The presence of the fatal reverberates in the existence of the human being, and the deployment of this notion runs through all the fields of his life. The present article aims to expose the problematic link that is woven between voluntary action and the fatal, from the tragic work Oedipus Rex by Sop...
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I48-R154-article-87802025-10-02T15:48:20Z Fate up against the will: ethical and ontological tensions in medieval Christian philosophy regarding the tragic El destino en contra de la voluntad: tensiones éticas y ontológicas en la filosofía cristiana respecto de lo trágico Gómez, Fernando Determinism Will Fatality Tragedy Freedom Determinismo Voluntad Fatalidad Tragedia Libertad The presence of the fatal reverberates in the existence of the human being, and the deployment of this notion runs through all the fields of his life. The present article aims to expose the problematic link that is woven between voluntary action and the fatal, from the tragic work Oedipus Rex by Sophocles, and Medieval Christian Philosophy, taking mainly the authors Augustine of Hippo, and Thomas Aquinas. This interweaving (symploké) between determinism and voluntary actions, brings with it problems of a philosophical nature regarding human action such as moral responsibility, the punishability of acts, the justification of punishment or the self-determination of the person himself. Which will be examined from the question: what is the point of doing good when, due to fate, one finds oneself condemned to commit that which one seeks to avoid? La presencia de lo fatal reverbera en la existencia del ser humano, y el despliegue de esta noción lo atraviesa en todos los campos de su vida. El presente artículo se propone exponer el vínculo problemático que se teje entre la acción voluntaria y lo fatal, desde la obra trágica Edipo Rey de Sófocles, y la Filosofía Medieval cristiana, tomando principalmente a los autores Agustín de Hipona, y Tomás de Aquino. Este entrecruzamiento (symploké) entre el determinismo y las acciones voluntarias, acarrea consigo problemas de índole filosófico respecto de la acción humana tales como la responsabilidad moral, la punibilidad de los actos, la justificación del castigo o la autodeterminación de la persona misma. Lo cual será examinado a partir del interrogante ¿qué sentido tiene el buen obrar cuando por causa de lo fatal, uno se encuentra condenado a cometer aquello que busca evitar? Universidad Nacional del Nordeste. Facultad de Humanidades. Instituto de Filosofía 2025-10-02 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Artículo revisado por pares application/pdf https://revistas.unne.edu.ar/index.php/ach/article/view/8780 10.30972/ach1020258780 Acheronta; Núm. 10 (2025); 1-12 2344-9934 spa https://revistas.unne.edu.ar/index.php/ach/article/view/8780/8296 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 |
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The presence of the fatal reverberates in the existence of the human being, and the deployment of this notion runs through all the fields of his life. The present article aims to expose the problematic link that is woven between voluntary action and the fatal, from the tragic work Oedipus Rex by Sophocles, and Medieval Christian Philosophy, taking mainly the authors Augustine of Hippo, and Thomas Aquinas. This interweaving (symploké) between determinism and voluntary actions, brings with it problems of a philosophical nature regarding human action such as moral responsibility, the punishability of acts, the justification of punishment or the self-determination of the person himself. Which will be examined from the question: what is the point of doing good when, due to fate, one finds oneself condemned to commit that which one seeks to avoid? |
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