{"product_id":"freemasonry-a-philosophical-investigation-hardcover","title":"Freemasonry: A Philosophical Investigation - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGiuliano Di Bernardo\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe purpose of this investigation is to answer the following questions: Is there a philosophy of Freemasonry? And, if there is, what is the philosophy that characterizes Masonic thought? Is there a Masonic anthropology? What relationship can there be between it and the anthropologies that are based on other visions of life? In what documents is this anthropology codified?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMasonic thought is not the expression of a philosophy, if by philosophy we mean a complete system containing the totality of the areas traditionally contemplated by philosophical reflection. However, Freemasonry is upheld by a specific practical philosophy that concerns man, his nature, and his purposes. This is why the essential core of practical Masonic philosophy is Masonic anthropology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring the course of Freemasonry, Masonic thought has also developed a discourse about man, even defining and codifying some of his essential characteristics, which can be grouped into the quintuple: Of these, freedom and transcendence are the two fundamental notions around which the entire Masonic anthropological system is centered.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese theoretical conclusions are supported by historical sources of Freemasonry, formed by Anderson's Constitutions and Declarations of the United Grand Lodge of England.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn spite of the multiplicity of sources and the difficulties interpreting them, we can identify a stable and unitary Masonic thought.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis provides an initial contribution to the philosophical interpretation of Freemasonry and its image of man.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGiuliano Di Bernardo held the chair of Philosophy of Science and Logic at the University of Trento, Italy. His studies mainly concern the epistemological foundation of the social sciences, as appears in his book, La Conoscenza Umana. Dalla Fisica alla Sociologia alla Religione (Human Knowledge: From Physics to Sociology to Religion), which also presents a new vision of Illuminism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e He is a member of numerous academies, including the prestigious Acad mie International de Philosophie des Science based in Brussels, which boasts Albert Einstein among its Founders.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Dr. Di Bernardo was initiated into Freemasonry in 1961. He has been Grand Master of the Grand Orient of Italy (1990-1993), Founder and Grand Master of the Regular Grand Lodge of Italy (1993-2002), recognized by the United Grand Lodge of England. He has been a lifetime member of the Supreme Council of Italy of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e He is the Founder and Grand Master of the Order of the Illuminati and the Dignity Order for the defence of the dignity of man.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 214\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 03, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52720789717299,"sku":"9781645306245","price":36.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/VmFlWXRYRUE1d3A1MWk2MTY2T3hVdz09.webp?v=1763622167","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/freemasonry-a-philosophical-investigation-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}