Ethical Solidarity beyond Anxiety: The Ethics of Anxiety in Paul Tillich’s Theology
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This paper delves into the ontological and ethical dimensions of anxiety as explored in Paul Tillich’s The Courage to Be. It investigates the role of anxiety in Tillich’s theological framework, particularly in relation to one’s encounter with Being(Sein) and other beings(Seiende). Using a phenomenological appropriation of Mikhail Bakhtin’s theory of polyphony as the method of analysis, the paper begins by examining the teleological aspects of anxiety in Tillich’s thought. The study then explores how anxiety, as a fundamental human condition, is articulated primarily in ontological terms and much less in ethical terms. It is made explicit in disclosing Martin Heidegger’s influence on Tillich. The paper aims to bridge the ontological and ethical implications of anxiety, suggesting that Tillich’s emphasis on the notion of “courage” is central to compre- hending the affirmation of existence despite the presence of nonbeing, as manifested in anxiety. Courage, as an ethical concept, not only affirms one’s existence but also potentially affirms other’s existence. This paper argues that anxiety reveals the finitude of human existence and highlights the necessity for external affirmation. By facing anxiety and affirming one’s being “in spite of” nonbeing, there emerges a capacity for solidarity with other finite beings, rendering an ethical response to shared suffering and anxiety possible. This exploration aims to clarify how existential anxiety, traditionally discussed within continental philosophy’s ontological frameworks, can also be studied with ethical considerations of vulnerability and responsibility.
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This paper delves into the ontological and ethical dimensions of anxiety as explored in Paul Tillich’s The Courage to Be. It investigates the role of anxiety in Tillich’s theological framework, particularly in relation to one’s encounter with Being(Sein) and other beings(Seiende). Using a phenomenological appropriation of Mikhail Bakhtin’s theory of polyphony as the method of analysis, the paper begins by examining the teleological aspects of anxiety in Tillich’s thought. The study then explores how anxiety, as a fundamental human condition, is articulated primarily in ontological terms and much less in ethical terms. It is made explicit in disclosing Martin Heidegger’s influence on Tillich. The paper aims to bridge the ontological and ethical implications of anxiety, suggesting that Tillich’s emphasis on the notion of “courage” is central to compre- hending the affirmation of existence despite the presence of nonbeing, as manifested in anxiety. Courage, as an ethical concept, not only affirms one’s existence but also potentially affirms other’s existence. This paper argues that anxiety reveals the finitude of human existence and highlights the necessity for external affirmation. By facing anxiety and affirming one’s being “in spite of” nonbeing, there emerges a capacity for solidarity with other finite beings, rendering an ethical response to shared suffering and anxiety possible. This exploration aims to clarify how existential anxiety, traditionally discussed within continental philosophy’s ontological frameworks, can also be studied with ethical considerations of vulnerability and responsibility.
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