Communio, 2020, R. 40, nr 3 (211)

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Refleksja teologiczna nad różnymi znaczeniami terminu „natura”
Liszka, Piotr (Wydawnictwo Pallottinum, 2020)
The main purpose of the article written by Fr. Piotr Liszka was to show that the term “nature” is ambiguous and to indicate its various meanings. It turns out that – both in dictionaries and in publications – the term is used in many different meanings. Two meanings are the most famous and popular: nature (cosmos, universe) and essence (specificity, features, properties, structure). All other meanings are of a minor nature and are not often used. Moreover, it has been revealed that in theology this issue appears more intensely, more commonly than in the natural sciences. This is due to the extension of the subject of reflection to the reality that exists outside the material universe. For the same reason, it is also possible to explain the causes and functioning of the various meanings of the term “nature” The problem discussed in the article clearly shows the question about “nature of nature”, in which the same word has two different meanings. The article is not limited to indicating texts that use different meanings of the term, but also indicates the meaning of this term in a given text based on the context. On this basis, a reflection has been made showing the possibility of new interpretations and the use of already known meanings over there, where they are only sensed, but have not been clearly written and published yet.