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“The Metaphysical Veil of Ignorance”: Christian Pro-Theism by Stanisław Judycki
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In my paper, I propose to read Stanislaw Judycki’s philosophical anthropology as a kind of thought experiment, involving an attempt to determine the metaphysical shape of the world that is optimal for the weakest human individuals. Referring to his texts, I will want to show why from behind the "metaphysical veil of ignorance" we should choose a world that has certain properties that allow the weakest of human individuals to live a fulfilled life. Then, using arguments found in Judycki's texts, I will show that such a world shape desirable for the existentially weakest of persons is possible only on the assumption that there is a God. I will suggest that even if one would not want to agree with Judycki's arguments in favor of the thesis of God's existence, one should, given this postulated world shape, become a pro-theist, and therefore want God to exist. Finally, I will try to show that in Judycki's texts it is clear that the description of Christian doctrine coincides with the content of what one should choose from behind the "metaphysical veil of ignorance." If this is the case, then even if we do not find strong enough justifications for the truthfulness of Christian theism in Judycki’s texts, we get very strong arguments for the thesis that we should want there to be a God, as Christianity says.
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Stanisław Judycki, veil of ignorance, philosophical anthropology, pro-theism, ChristianityDetails
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