Libertad y destino como reconocimiento de la moral en la filosofía política de Diego de Saavedra Fajardo
FREEDOM AND FATE AS RECOGNITION OF MORAL IN THE POLITICAL PHILOSOHOPHY OF DIEGO DE SAAVEDRA FAJARDO
Abstract (en)
This paper recovers two positions on the concept of destiny: that of Diego de Saavedra Fajardo and that of Plutarch. Both authors, unlike some Stoics, say that regardless of circumstances beyond human will (chance, contingency and possibility), man has the ability to be free and make decisions about his actions, but this does not mean to abandon the ideal of the wise. For them, dealing with fate means knowing the passions that are embedded in human nature, so they do not take them in a negative sense. For this reason, both philosophers insist on redirecting the passions through education, morality or religion and, therefore, on leaving the idea that man is determined either by his own nature or by the circumstances presented to him. Thus, these authors provide essential recognition to the exercise
of human freedom.
Keywords: Freedom, determinism, fate, passion, possibility.
Abstract (es)
Este texto recupera dos posiciones en torno al concepto de destino: la de Diego de Saavedra Fajardo y la de Plutarco. Ambos, a diferencia de algunos estoicos, sostienen que, independientemente de aquellas circunstancias que escapan a la voluntad humana (azar, contingencia y posibilidad), el hombre posee la capacidad para ser libre y tomar decisiones respecto de sus actos, sin que esto signifique dejar atrás el ideal del sabio. Para ellos, enfrentarse con el destino implica conocer las pasiones que se hallan inmersas en la naturaleza humana, así que no las toman en un sentido negativo. Por esta razón, ambos filósofos insisten en reorientar las pasiones a través de la educación, la moral o la religión y, con ello, en dejar atrás la idea de que el hombre está determinado o bien por su propia naturaleza humana o por las circunstancias que se le presentan. De esta manera, brindan un reconocimiento esencial al ejercicio de la libertad humana,
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