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Melintas An International Journal of Philosophy and Religion
ISSN : 08520089     EISSN : 24068098     DOI : https://doi.org/10.26593
The aim of this Journal is to promote a righteous approach to exploration, analysis, and research on philosophy, humanities, culture and anthropology, phenomenology, ethics, religious studies, philosophy of religion, and theology. The scope of this journal allows for philosophy, humanities, philosophy of culture and anthropology, phenomenological philosophy, epistemology, ethics, business ethics, philosophy of religion, religious studies, theology, dogmatic theology, systematic theology, theology of sacrament, moral theology, biblical theology, and pastoral theology.
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Resensi: Buku & Film Purwadi, Y. Slamet; Borgias M., Fransiskus; Bawono, Haryo Tejo
MELINTAS An International Journal of Philosophy and Religion (MIJPR) Vol. 21 No. 1 (2005)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.26593/mel.v21i1.2644.127-137

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Redaksi menerima resensi buku max. 500-600 kata; pe-resensi wajib mengirim 1 ex buku yang diresensi ke alamat redaksi.
Between Human Rights and Justice Principle in Children’s Civil Rights Novenanty, Wurianalya Maria
MELINTAS An International Journal of Philosophy and Religion (MIJPR) Vol. 32 No. 2 (2016)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.26593/mel.v32i2.2675.132-147

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Children’s rights are fundamental in a country. Children are the future generation of a country. They have rights in civil law field. The examples of such rights are the right to have family name, the right to get alimony, and the right to get inheritance from the parents. Indonesian Law Number 1 of 1974 regarding Marriage (Marriage Law) distinguishes the civil rights of legitimate and illegitimate children. In 2010, the Indonesian Constitutional Court produced a decision which became a controversial decision because it was deemed to ‘legalize’ illegitimate child to have the same rights as legitimate child. The reason behind such decision is the human rights which should apply nondiscriminative principle. Some parties disagree with the reasoning behind this decision. They consider the decision unjust and that it violates social and religious norms in giving illegitimate and legitimate children the same rights in spite of the status difference. The author will discuss children’s civil rights based on civil law, human rights, and justice principle in Indonesia.
Fondasi Kritik Karya Seni dari Perspektif Estetika Analitis Emansipatoris Noël Carroll Simanjuntak, Mardohar B. B.
MELINTAS An International Journal of Philosophy and Religion (MIJPR) Vol. 32 No. 2 (2016)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.26593/mel.v32i2.2676.148-170

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Defining what an artwork is has been a recurrent theme in aesthetics, or to be more specific, in the philosophy of art. Yet this is proven to be no simple matter. Thus finding the definition of art has proven to be an elusive undertaking as works of art have always kept on eluding one definition after another. A strong definition might have proven to be illusory. An analytic aesthetician, Noël Carroll has undertaken a complex, if not ambitious, project opting to refute this conundrum in aesthetics by proposing another perspective that stems not from metaphysics but an epistemological one. He managed to show analytically that the epistemological approach is far less problematic and even offers a string of advantages at the praxis level. Carroll completed his proposal by revising two of the most powerful definition of art, that is, the Kantian aesthetic experience and the Levinsonian historical definition of art in those he emancipated the most essential foundation disinterestedness coined by Immanuel Kant, and set the modified definition in a trail of historical correctness. The mix between these two strong elements has amalgamated in a new breed proposed by Carroll in that he labels it historical narrative. This, for Carroll, is a better option over endless disputes over the speculated essence of an artwork and its criticism.
Allah Berharap pada Manusia: Teologi dengan Paradigma ‘Kebebasan’ Sunarko, Adrianus
MELINTAS An International Journal of Philosophy and Religion (MIJPR) Vol. 32 No. 2 (2016)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.26593/mel.v32i2.2677.171-192

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The author introduces a way of theologising by way of a particular paradigm, that is, ‘freedom’ paradigm. From the philosophical viewpoint this way of thinking according to the paradigm is chosen with the consideration that it has become one of the central themes in modern thought, is not under the level of reflection reached by the modern thought, and conforms the requirement of reason to borderlessly question the fundamental cause of everything. From the theological viewpoint, the choice for this paradigm has a consequence that ‘freedom’ becomes the reference, towards which theological reflection always directs itself. The author shows that ‘freedom’ paradigm brings the potential to be the reference in understanding and formulating Christian fundamental doctrines on many themes: on God and the reality of creation, humanity (theological anthropology), Jesus Christ (Christology), grace and sacraments, concepts of salvation (soteriology), history and its final meaning (eschatology), actual themes like human rights, freedom to have religion, et cetera.
Humanisasi dan Divinisasi dalam Seni dan Ritual Heatubun, Fabianus Sebastian
MELINTAS An International Journal of Philosophy and Religion (MIJPR) Vol. 32 No. 2 (2016)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.26593/mel.v32i2.2678.193-213

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Metaphysically speaking, human being is a homo ritualis or a ritual being, and not simply because of the need for any ritual, but because of one’s ontological structure. At the same time, human is also a homo sapiens artisticus. One’s way of being and one’s mode of thinking is always artistic. One might also say that ritual is always artistic and art is always ritualistic. In this sense ritual and art are inseparable, for ritual and art are sui generis. Both exist in the area of human experience and are in touch with cognition, affection, knowledge, action, and enjoyment. Art and ritual are the hermeneutical site of meanings and values that simultaneously become the same place to find the answers. Imagined within the realness of life, art and ritual are a field of meanings. When human beings slip away from their humanity, art and ritual become the medium to restore it. Not only can art and ritual create a balance between the physical and the mental aspects, between the body and the soul that have been dehumanised, they also can exalt human beings towards the divine level as the culmination of the humanisation process.
Cinta Ekologis dalam Pendekatan Estetika Teologis Kristiani Segu, Yosef Irianto
MELINTAS An International Journal of Philosophy and Religion (MIJPR) Vol. 32 No. 2 (2016)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.26593/mel.v32i2.2679.214-234

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Human’s mind and behaviour have been influenced by the understanding of who human beings are. Realising identity on the level of knowledge might have revealed human’s exclusive, dominant, and alienating nature. Nature is seen as an object of a pragmatic approach for the sake of human’s development. Nature is not so much seen as something meaningful as a necessity to fulfill the needs of the human being. The field of knowledge and discourse is always limited in itself and human’s relationship with the nature cannot merely accommodated by ideas and concepts. Human’s relationship with nature needs to be built with love. Love is the self’s involvement as a whole to participate in the life of the other, that is, through the real and constructive encounters of human and nature that preserve the beautiful existence of both. One of the fusions between human and nature is in the area of aesthetics, and in this article, of theological aesthetics. While knowledge and concept could not be imposed on the relation between human and nature, humans might need a different approach in the area of experience. Human experience in relation to nature is not always linear, but continuously invites humans to explore the aesthetic and theological territories, in order to offer meanings so that they can go beyond their identity or exclusivity in knowledge and concept. This balance may improve human’s relationships with the nature.
Contributions of Catholic Universities in Yogyakarta to the Development of Community Transformative Dialogue Mulyatno, Carolus Borromeus
MELINTAS An International Journal of Philosophy and Religion (MIJPR) Vol. 32 No. 3 (2016)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.26593/mel.v32i3.2693.248-265

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The main tasks of the university are implementing learning, research, and community service. In a multicultural and multireligious Asia, the actualization of these tasks requires a dialogue with cultures, religions, and the poor. Today, the university must consider radical movements and fundamentalism that threaten harmony in the society. This paper is focused on opportunities that can be explored to realise the task of the Catholic universities in Yogyakarta in developing dialogue and harmony in Yogyakarta. This task might need a new and effective model of dialogue for a better living together in harmony. By applying a method of documental study and interviews, this study is focused on the exploration of challenges encountered by the Catholic universities in Yogyakarta in developing a community transformative dialogue. There are three main points. First, a description of the meaning of the community transformative dialogue. Second, an exploration of cultural potentials in Yogyakarta for developing community transformative dialogue. Third, a proposal for developing community transformative dialogue. These are three important results of this study. This transformative dialogue is a contextual and cultural dialogue that could be effective and appropriate for the multicultural and multireligious societies. In Yogyakarta, unity and harmony (keselarasan) are the core of the community that is necessary for the development of dialogue towards the well-being of the society. Catholic universities should encourage student activities in the campus and in the society as a praxis of continuous dialogue for a harmonious living together.
Komodifikasi Tubuh dalam Pelayanan Kesehatan: Dari Pasien sebagai Objek kepada Pasien sebagai Persona Jena, Yeremias
MELINTAS An International Journal of Philosophy and Religion (MIJPR) Vol. 32 No. 3 (2016)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.26593/mel.v32i3.2694.266-284

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The commodification of the body in health services covers a very broad study area. Contextualised in the Marxist understanding, the commodification of the body seemed to be associated with body as an economical commodity and alienating experience. This understanding has been intertwined with the commodification of the body in the health services, especially when it comes down to the practice of health care in which the patient’s body was treated merely as object for certain purposes. In the context of health care, treating the body as an object since Descartes not only bares the ethical-relational dimension of doctor-patient relationship, but also alienates the patient from her or his own body. This article argues that reducing a patient’s body to an object does not correspond to the nature and to the medical profession. In the light of Edmund D. Pellegrino and Alfred I. Tauber, two leading philosophers of medicine, the author will highlight the importance of the apprehension towards the patient as ‘persona’ as a response to the tendency.
Iman di Tengah Penderitaan: Suatu Inspirasi Teologis-Biblis Kristiani Hidayat, Elvin Atmaja
MELINTAS An International Journal of Philosophy and Religion (MIJPR) Vol. 32 No. 3 (2016)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.26593/mel.v32i3.2695.285-308

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Suffering is a reality experienced by every human being as an integral part of their life. As part of one’s life, suffering is inevitable. Some people whose faith in the benevolent God has been shaken by their worst suffering ask the question: “Why does not God eliminate suffering if He is gracious and omnipotent?” This article sheds light on the problem of suffering using the Scriptures and theology, to find the different meanings behind it. From the biblical perspective, it will explore a number of meanings of suffering that essentially assert how suffering also serves to bring goodness to human life. These meanings are then complemented with a theological perspective which is based on the three aspects of soteriology, ecclesiology, and eschatology. Through this exploration, Christians are invited to “make peace” with their suffering by way of finding its different meanings. Suffering as a ‘gift’ might help the believers embrace life in its fullness and accept their being human. The concept of God as the ‘Loving Father’ could also help them find strength in facing suffering and grow in their faith as God’s children.
Diskursus Mengenai Keadilan Sosial: Kajian Teori Keadilan dalam Liberalisme Locke, Persamaan Marx, dan 'Justice as Fairness' Rawls Alwino, Alfensius
MELINTAS An International Journal of Philosophy and Religion (MIJPR) Vol. 32 No. 3 (2016)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.26593/mel.v32i3.2696.309-328

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Through the history of philosophy, the theme of justice has become a very important topic. Thinkers of the theories such as utilitarianism, intuitionism, eudaimonism, perfectionism, liberalism, communitarianism, and socialism have discussed the theme. As French philosopher Alain Badiou has pointed out, the central of political studies from the time of Plato to the present day is justice. The question is what is justice? For John Rawls, justice is the supreme virtue of human. In A Theory of Justice, Rawls asserts that justice is the first priority in social institutions, as is truth in the system of thought. A theory, however elegant and economical, must be rejected or revised if it is not true, so the laws and institutions, however efficient and neat, must be reformed or removed if it is unfair. Rawls criticizes the theory of justice in Lockean liberalism and Marxian socialism. Both theories of justice are very strong colouring the landscape of debate on the roots of thinking about justice. For Rawls, liberalism that accentuates basic freedoms can create inequality between people who have better abilities with less fortunate people. Similarly, socialism which accentuates equality ignores basic freedoms. The two theories of justice are considered ideological in the sense that there are hidden interests behind the jargons of freedom and equality. Rawls then develops an abstract theory of justice, in which the participants depart from a veil of ignorance, so that they are free of any interest and ambition. Here they might build a cooperative contract in a society governed by the principles of justice.