Category: Contradiction to Joy
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The Necessity of Contradiction: Understanding Suffering Through the Structure of Being
Introduction: The Question That Remains The series From Contradiction to Joy explored how the recognition of Being dissolves the illusion of suffering and reveals the necessity of joy and glory. Yet, one question still lingers: Why contradiction to begin with? Why does suffering, evil, war, and injustice appear in the unfolding of reality? This question…
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From Contradiction to Joy – Article 5: The Inevitable Recognition: Toward the Fulfillment of Thought
The Unavoidable Necessity of Recognition The path we have traced—from the fundamental contradiction of nihilism to the infinite resolution of Being, from the dissolution of the tragic view to the fullness of glory—reveals a singular truth: recognition of Being is not a matter of belief or interpretation but the inevitable unveiling of what has always…
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From Contradiction to Joy – Article 4: Glory and the Fullness of Being
The resolution of contraddizione C is not merely the elimination of error or the overcoming of a mistaken worldview. It is the inevitable unveiling of the fullness of Being—an appearing that cannot be reduced to intellectual recognition alone but necessarily manifests as what Severino calls glory. But what is glory in this context, and why…
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From Contradiction to Joy – Article 3: The Joy of the Necessary: Overcoming the Tragic View
Introduction The history of human thought has been deeply marked by the tragic view of existence—the belief that suffering, loss, and conflict are inherent and inescapable aspects of reality. From Greek tragedy to existential philosophy, the idea that life is bound to struggle and ultimate dissolution has shaped much of our understanding of human fate.…
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From Contradiction to Joy – Article 2: The Infinite Resolution: The Unfolding of Necessity
Introduction If contraddizione C necessarily resolves, does this mean the resolution is a finite event—a final moment in which contradiction is overcome? Or is it something that unfolds without end? The key to understanding this lies in the nature of Being itself. The resolution of contraddizione C is not an event in time but the…
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From Contradiction to Joy – Article 1: Contraddizione C and the Necessity of Resolution
Introduction The history of Western thought has been shaped by a fundamental contradiction—the assumption that being can become non-being and vice versa. This contradiction, which Emanuele Severino terms contraddizione C, underlies the metaphysical illusion of becoming. If left unresolved, it leads to nihilism, fragmentation, and the perpetual instability of knowledge. Yet, the necessity of Being…
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Introduction to the Series: From Contradiction to Joy
Tomorrow marks the beginning of our exploration into one of philosophy’s most profound journeys with the series “From Contradiction to Joy.” Over five articles, we’ll trace the path from the inescapable contradiction of nihilism to the infinite resolution of Being, uncovering how thought moves beyond despair toward the joy and glory inherent in reality. This…
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