The Lublin Lectures and Works on Max Scheler (Eng Crit Ed Works of Karol Wojtyla / John Paul II)

The Catholic University of America Press is honored to publish the English Critical Edition of the Works of Karol Wojtyła/John Paul II. Prepared under the auspices of the John Paul II Institute in Washington DC, the English Critical Edition will comprise more than 20 volumes, covering all of John Paul II's writings in the years before his papacy and a thematic selection of his papal writings. This collection is essential for several reasons. First, gaining access to the saint's writings has posed significant challenges. Except for official papal addresses and documents preserved and disseminated by the Vatican, St. John Paul's works have been published in a large number of different venues, often with limited dissemination. Many documents need a new translation. In addition, English-language audiences have faced the challenge―even in the case of published texts―of dealing with several languages, various translations, and textual idiosyncrasies. The second volume of the series presents Wojtyła's lectures at the Catholic University of Lublin and his works on Max Scheler. This volume consists of four parts: Karol Wojtyła's lectures at the Lublin University from 1954 to 1957 (during three academic years); Wojtyła's articles related to the ethical issues discussed in the Lublin lectures; his habilitation thesis on Max Scheler from 1953; and other essays related more closely to Scheler's thought. As was the case with Volume 1, Volume 2 also relies on the original manuscripts and typescripts of Wojtyła's works. These original texts were compared with the Polish published editions, and all significant differences between them have been marked in the scholarly apparatus. Some of the essays in this volume have not been previously published in English, while some others have never been published before. Contents Preface to Volume 2 of the English Critical Edition by Grzegorz Ignatik Acknowledgments Abbreviations I: The Lublin Lectures Part 1. Ethical Act and Lived-Experience Part 2. Good and Value Part 3. The Problem of the Norm and Happiness II: Unfolding tthe Lublin Lectures 1. The Problem of the Will in the Analysis of the Ethical Act 2. The Problem of Separating Lived-Experience From the Act in Ethics in Light of the Views of Kant and Scheler (A Study) 3. In Search of the Foundation of Perfectiorism in Ethics 4. On the Governing or Subservient Role of Reason in Ethics (According to the Views of St. Thomas Aquinas, Hume, and Kant) 5. On the Metaphysical and Phenomenological Basis of the Moral Norm (According to the Conceptions of St. Thomas Aquinas and Max Scheler) 6. The Intentional Act and Actus Humanus, That Is, the Act and Lived-Experience 7. The Problem of Substantiating Norms and Moral Assessments on the Basis of Thomistic Philosophy and Phenomenology 8. Value and Action: Value as a Practical Object 9. Max Scheler’s Concept of Value with a Particular Consideration of Ethical Values III: An Assessment of the Possibility for Building a Christian Ethics Based on the Presuppositions of Max Scheler’s System Part 1. The Genesis and Gist of the Problem Part 2. The Comparative Analysis Part 3. The Concluding Theses IV: Max Scheler’s Thought Revisited 1. Max Scheler’s Ethical System as a Means of Developing Christian Ethics 2. Whether and to What Extent Max Scheler’s Ethical System is Suitable for Scientifically Developing Christian Ethics 3. The Evangelical Principle of Imitation: The Teaching of the Sources of Revelation and Max Scheler’s Philosophical System 4. The Principle of “Imitation” 5. The Problem of the Commandment to Love 6. The Lived-Experience of Value in the Act of Faith 7. The Problem of the Act of Faith Texts Marked by the Critical Apparatus Editorial Notes Bibliography Index