Folia Theologica 16. (2005)

Pál Bolberitz: The Beginnings of Hungarian Philosphy (The Reception of Nicholas of Cusa in the work of "De homine" by Peter Monedulatus Csokas Laskoi)

THE BEGINNINGS OF HUNGARIAN PHILOSOPHY

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16. If soul does not wander from body to body, does soul roam in

this world?

17. If soul does not roam in this world under the Moon, is it passed

in the purgatory?

18. If souls are not passed in the purgatory, where is the residence

of their retiring till they are taken into bodies again?

19. If souls are resided in peace in heaven, in the company of

Christ, whether do they say prayers and intercede for the matters of our life on earth?

Chapters of Book Two:

1. About the structure and construction of the human body;

whether human body is a prison or chamber of torture, where souls are suffering for their previous vices?

2. About the perfectness and beauty of the human body, which is

presented by material cause and effectuatingcause (causa materialis and causa efficiens).

3. The perfectness of human body, as it ossurs in the eloquent settlement of the external parts of it.

4. About the perfectness and beauty of the human body, as it is reflected in its external appearance, constitution and its gentleness.

As it is apparent in the content of Laskoi's masterpiece, the author, starting from a natural philosophical dimension, and by implementing the philosophical doctrine of God attains the philosophical-psychological analysis of human being, which is supported by various quotations from classical philosophers and theologists, and finally he forms the theological conclusion of the non-existence of purgatory after death, and furthermore, the dead and blessed are not able to intercede with their merits for men living on earth. This theological aspect is a basic dogma of the Protestant theology. While the final conclusion of Laskoi's Book One is just this, Book Two - which after accomplishing discussion on soul, speaks about human body - in contradiction to the medieval conception, which under a platonic inspiration regarded human body as something wrong, the prison and torture-chamber of