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SOLIDARITY IN THE FALL: AN ESSAY ON SELF-DECEPTION

by ANDRÉ GESKE in Vol. 6 No. 1 / Apr 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.35285/ucc6.1.2020.art5



This article aims to explore the notion and the dynamics of self-deception as a part of what we understand as the noetic effects of sin. Firstly, we start with a theological analysis of the consciousness because of the supratemporal nature of the human heart. Secondly, through this analysis, we can see the roots of self-deception in the presupposition that the ego is transparent to itself. Thirdly, one element of the dynamic of self-deception is the cognitive parallax that shows the distance between theory and reality. Fourthly, self-deception can be formalized in theoretical systems and create a legitimizing discourse to support given positions. Finally, we try to redeem self-deception through the revelation that enlightens the human mind.

Keywords
Self-deception, Noetic Effects Of Sin, Augustine, Herman Dooyeweerd, Epistemology, The Self, Modern Philosophy, Sensus Divinitatis, Consciousness, Revelation
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