Metaphysics and Mysticism: Mystical Aspects and Elements in the Work of Czech Thinker Karel Říha
Religions January 17, 2022 Martin Vašek, Andrea Blaščíková, Rastislav Nemec 1 citation
The Czech theologian and philosopher Karel Říha (1923–2016) developed a metaphysics grounded in triadic thinking—knowledge, wanting, and Being—influenced by Maurice Blondel. He argued that moral conversion is a mystical transformation where individuals find themselves through devotion to others, achieving the goal of metaphysics based on interpersonal relationships. In this process, metaphysics eliminates itself and integrates into theology, which concludes that truth pursues us rather than being in our power. Říha united himself with a Will whose direction and demands are unknown, leaving nothing of his own. His work merges metaphysics and mysticism.