Elementi univerzalne etike u Pavla i stoičkog filozofa Seneke

Abstract

In his introduction the author presents universal ethics in modern inter-religious and cultural dialogue as a commitment of individuals and groups with different beliefs to shared moral values. In subsequent parts he compares numerous texts of Seneca and Paul at three levels: 1. metaphor on human community as one body with common rights and duties; 2. human dignity of slaves who should be treated humanely by their masters; 3. the duty to treat others as we would like them to treat us (golden rule or principle of positive reciprocity). His analysis is based on quotations or summaries of Seneca's works De dementia, De beneficiis, De ira, Epistula 47,48,95. Among Paul's letters he quotes 1 Thessalonians, Galatians, 1 Corinthians, Romans and Ephesians. He also brings out some interesting guidelines on similarity and differences in Pauline and Stoic ethics from the 2008 Document of the Pontifical Biblical Commission The Bible and Morality.

Predstavivši univerzalnu etiku u suvremenom međureligijskom i kulturalnom dijalogu kao oslanjanje ljudi različitih uvjerenja i kultura na zajedničke moralne vrijednosti, autor uspoređuje tekstove Seneke i Pavla na tri razine: 1. metafora o ljudskoj zajednici kao jednom tijelu sa zajedničkim pravima i dužnostima; 2. ljudsko dostojanstvo robova i potreba da gospodari postupaju humano prema njima; 3. dužnost da prema drugima postupamo onako kako želimo da oni postupaju prema nama (zlatno pravilo ili pozitivna recipročnost). Ovo temelji na citatima ili sažetcima iz Senekinih djela De clementia, De beneficiis, De im, Epistula 47,48,95. Od Pavlovih poslanica navodi određene tekstove iz 1 Sol, Gal, 1 Kor, Rim i Ef. Navodi smjernice iz dokumenta Papinske biblijske komisije Biblija i moral (2008.) o sličnostima i razlikama Pavlove i stoičke etike.