original image (unification thought)
DESCRIPTION
Within this philosophy of religion, the theory concerning the attributes of God, in Unification Thought, is called the Theory of the Original Image. The original Image refers to the attributes of God, the causal being. These attributes consist of form and function including nature, character, ability, creativity and virtues. Within this framework the idea of Logos is explored. The attributes of God are expressed in various ways by various religions. Unification Thought examines God’s character and attributes as The Divine Character and The Divine Image. These form as the Original Image, the hallmarks of God’s traits. In this, the first presentation of three, a ground of being is established by examining the fundamental properties of creator and created. It is from this first proposition that a ‘theory of resemblance’ can also be formed where humankind might come to resemble the nature of the creator and by doing so, sustain the virtues evident throughout such a cosmology. Friedrich Schiller suggested that a culture in chaos cannot perceive principles. By examining the nature of the creator as a ground of being, self can then be viewed as an authentic or true self holding to innate properties and virtues; it is these qualities which affirm principles. From these universal qualities and creative and cultural dynamics, Schiller’s question can then be answered. Principles placed on the ground and rooted in harmony are examined in this presentation. It is only through a correct and full understanding of the Divine Image, as well as the Divine Character, will we be able to fundamentally solve the problems of human life, society, history, and the world. This presentation is followed by Ontology and The Theory of The Original Image, which together present a clear picture of a ground, of being and healthy cultural expressions. The other two presentations can be found here, on site. NB the presentation is supported by a text available from the link on the third slideTRANSCRIPT
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theory of the
original image
derek dey
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The Original ImageThe original Image refers to the attributes of God, the
causal being
These attributes consist of form and function
The attributes of God are expressed in various ways by
various religions
Unification Thought examines God’s character and attributes as The Divine Character and
The Divine Image
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original image / ontology / being“a theory of resemblance”
• Theory of the Original Image I. Content of the Original ImageII. Structure of the Original ImageIII. Traditional Ontologies and Unification Thought
• Ontology: A Theory of Being I. Individual Truth Being II Connected Being
• Theory of the Original Human Nature I. A Being With Divine Image II. A Being with Divine Character III. A Being with Position IV.Conclusion
Divine image = Sung Sang Hyungsang / ‘One’(spirit-matter)
Fundamental existence /relatedness = individual /connected body
Divine image / Logos = individuality character heart creativity
originresemblance
position connectedness consciousness
Text Source : http://www.unification-thought.org/neut/Neut01.html3
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support: from the original substance divine
principle:logos nature / creativity
/ shimjung [heart, sentiment and deep love + principles]
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original image / divine image / divine character
• Divine Image: SS (heart: intellect emotion will) - spirit virtues
• HS: Ideas laws principles math - phenomenology
God - form and function / Man - resemblance or likeness- Heart < > Logos < > Creativity -
Genesis 1: 27 imago dei / logosJohn 1 wordJohn 1:14 christ
LogosLogos ss/hs
creationhumankind
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+ universal prime force
Egyptian
Judaic
Greek
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inner sungsang (within original ss)
sungsanghungsang
•intellect•emotion•will
•ideas•concepts•laws•math
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rational intuitive
ideas concepts laws mathematical principles / correspondence to the human body
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inner hyungsang (hs within Original ss): ideas concepts
laws principles math / dynamics: universal prime force / expressed as form
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absolute monism: the one and the many
• Aristotle / eidos - hyle (prime eidos - prime hyle)
• Aquinas / Summa Theologica 1. God 2. ethics 3. Christ / God is 1st cause + love / human reason is an ethical disposition / Christ is unio between logos and human nature / unum bonum = greatest good / archetypal theory
a ‘theory of oneness’
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oneness
spirit-matter
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Yang and Yin harmony: “attributes”
Yang-Masculine Yin-Feminine
Self - “anima and animus” individual image
anima-animus - CSG p. 1635
potential surfaces in the second stage
inherent-innate characteristics / accidents / attributes / substances 9
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yang yin attributes: selfyang yin
sung-sang
intellectclarity, good memory,
distinctiveness,wittiness
vague, forgetful, unclear ideas, seriousness
sung-sang emotionpleasantness, loudness, joy,
excitement
unpleasant, quietness, sorrow, composuresung-sang
will active, aggressive, creative, carefree
passive, tolerance, conservative, careful
hyungsanghyungsangprotuberances,
protrusions, convex, front
sunken parts, orifices,
concave parts, rear
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Yang Yin: male-femaleman woman
yang
intellect claritycomprehensive
bolddetail
mindfulyang
emotion active hardness softness
yin will sorrowpain/
sorrowgrief
sorrow
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individual image
universal image• heart - logos:
the self rooted in transcendent virtues - SS
• Imago Dei / logos as flesh / character / HS
• individualized: nature and nurture / SS-HS + process
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Divine Image Divine Character: Rom-21
humankind
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individual image (mutation environment values)
DNA
epigenetic
environment
individuality-sacred
?
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?
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divine character - attributes• shared basics (omniscience, omnipotence, omnipresence, supreme good,
supreme beauty, righteousness, love, creatorship, logos)
• Heart (shimjung - the emotional impulse to seek joy through love)
• sacred nature as human rights
• god of heart - shimjung
• emotion / universe of heart
• heart and culture
• heart and prime force
Heart(love)
iss
ihs14
(motivation theory)
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heart cultureprime force
good-ness
will
heart
emotion
beauty
intellect
truthculture
value
function of mind
the relationship between mind
ethics and culture centered on heart
psyche / virtues / cultural spheres
sciencephilosophy
artethics
morality
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Logos / DNA-RNA: object partner
• “In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God.”(Jn.1:1) (UC T: reason-law)
• DNA < transcription/translation > RNA > Genes > protein expression16
Logos
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logos: reason-law• Logos as creation / spiral / blueprint
• creativity heart mind and resemblance / heart-motivation theory / prime force (love not thermodynamics-entropy) / Einstein Bohr Heisenberg
Jean Charon / David Bohm
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Logos
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• Logos-heart-love-science / union of reason-law / freedom or license? / emotional impulse for joy
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creativity-human creativity
• creativity - heart motivation
• logos creativity
• human creation in likeness
• creativity and responsibility
• perfection or maturity in creativity
• original creativity and cultural activity19
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creation in likeness / responsibilityinner nature outer form - bases - purpose dynamics synthesis
heart
SS HS
union
purpose
>>>inner outer
heart
SS HS
union
purpose
new beingphenomenology creativity
4 position foundations/ dominion
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original creativity< >culture and the big bang
• no freedom outside of the principle (logos creativity)• 1. principle 2. responsibility 3. accomplishment
• self and culture - heart + prime force = the way of heaven = joyConfucius / Kant - cultivation of character / culture as principles
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_____________structure of the original image
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concepts and union + new being
• existence / principles• give and receive• reciprocal relationships• SS and HS
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circular motion as harmony: circular / spiral motion / dynamics
1. round harmonious smooth2. circular motion3. rotation and revolution4. forms of circular motion5. not fixed / relative
heartpurpose
object
union
subject
<
>
circular motion in timespiral development
give-receiveaction
common basemutualy affirmed
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subject object: dynamics family position
• subject object
• positions
• family structure
• systems
• dynamics
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correlatives and opposites
• single purpose
• harmonious corelatives
• never contradiction/struggle
• not conflict
• not the materialistic dialectic
S O
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formation of the four position foundation: two stages
• Sungsang / Hyungsang
• heart as center
• give-receive dynamics
• harmony
• new being
heart
harmony
Ss Hs
union
HsSs
new being
SS - SungsangHs - HyungsangMB - multiplied being
formation and constituents / inner outer four position foundation
purpose
MB
purpose
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inner outer foundation: processive cosmos (2 stages ... inner outer 4 p f )
circular motion
time-space
spiral / complexities
microcosmmacrocosmtranscendent immanent
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original image and existence inner-outer identity maintenance and inner developmental FPF
• maintenance and development
• 1. maintaining / unchanging
• 2. developmental / dynamic
• solve problems within self
• spiritual life physical life
inner identity maintaing FPF
outer identity maintaing FPF
outer developmental FPF
inner developmental FPF
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=ISs - Inner SungsangIHs - Inner HyungsangFPF - Four Position FoundationSs - SungsangHs - Hyungsang
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purpose as the center / object partners of love• laws of resemblance
• partners in love
• way of heaven
• intellect emotion will / interconnected
• beauty truth goodness
• Inner SS and HS as union
• union / epistemology - spiritual apperception
spirit
mind body
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inner hungsang: the mold or archetype
• heart purpose / partner in love
• plan / concepts idea math geometry
• blueprint
• innate properties
• substance
Logos: tripartite human psyche
identityideas
archetypesidealisms
innate properties
developmental
identity
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operation of ideas /contrasts / purpose
• Socrates - meta logou alêthê doxan ("true belief combined with logos")
• recollection ideas /SS HS synthesis
• types: 5 i.e. bi-conscious uni conscious ... contrast
• Logos as plan - idea - mold / archetype + dynamics
purpose
inner HSinner
Sungsang
new idea
operation of ideas
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Logos-Eros / e = Mc2
pre planpre energysentient feeling
emotion intellect
will
conceptsideas / plans
principlesmath
heart purposeinherent directive natureuniversal prime energyprotoconsciousness
LiYang
LogosKarya
ChiYinPanta rheiKarana
Principles Process
atommind-body
cellprotoconscious
sentient mind-nature consciousness
/ quantum
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Logos-purpose: contrast and result / cosmos-created being-relationship
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ideal of creation - participation• Transcendent (inner base)
• Immanent (outer developments)
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summary
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Logos: pre plan / plan / pre energy• these fundamental two stage principles apply throughout with
reference to inner (spirit) and outer (phenomenology)
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purpose
Logos Logos
created being
pre energy
inner developmental FPF
outer developmental FPF
ISs - Inner SungsangIHs - Inner HyungsangFPF - Four Position FoundationSs - SungsangHs - Hyungsang
formation of logos35Monday, August 25, 2014
created being / plan as result: Logos - resemblance - relationship
• intention - created being
• resemblance and relationship
• Logos - all things (resemblance, field, connected body)
• Logos as plan or blueprint - spatio/temporal36
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origin division union
• practical applications
• 3 stages
• time-space
• critique of marxism
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first stageabsolute
second stagerelative
third stageharmony union
division
origin
purpose
new being
heart
subject object
union
O
D
U
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origin division action Vs thesis-antithesis-synthesis• form-dynamics-synthesis (O-D-U principle)
• critique of communism - reason for failures
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antithesis: conflict?
synthesis
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unity in the structure of the original Image
• structure / logos /dynamics
• invisible attributes of God
• invisible attributes of creation
• transcendent <> immanent39
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ideal of creation
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M F
self
intellect (m)
intuition (f)
higher self
husband
couple
union
wife
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traditional ontologies and UCT (comparisons)
• Augustine / Aquinas
• Li-Chi theory
• Hegel-Absolute Spirit
• Schopenhauer-blind will
• Nietzsche-will to power
• Marx-materialism
• UC Ontology-Logos
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systems theory
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Cultureaesthetics science
virtues
intersubjective
subjective objective
Self Nature
emotion intellect
will complexity
sentient unity
logos /heart
teleology
protoconscious mental-like qualia
social-globalsummary
-unity in the structure-
systems archetypes holons autopoeisis
Logos as nested systems
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End• Next: Logos-Eros as self (ontology) - the original image - the
way of heaven - 7 laws or principles - the innate self-true self
• correspondence - “When an individual being violates the law of the universe, that being becomes unable to maintain its own existence.”
our place in the universe the heroes journey
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