The Parable of the Three Rings and the Idea of Religious Toleration in European Culture

Shagrir, Iris

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-29695-7

Cited by 2 publications

(1 citation statement)

References 0 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…But the existence of a book entitled De tribus impostoribus in the Middle Ages or even the sixteenth century, that is, before the publication of two distinct versions in the eighteenth century, is far from confirmed: the question of its being anything but a late spoof remains unresolved (Ernst 2008;Minois 2012). And then, Boccaccio, no less, included in his Decameron the story of the Three Rings, which suggested that the three great monotheistic religions all had some indistinguishable degree of truth in them (Shagrir 2019). Of considerable importance was also the spread of Averroes' writings, which, in the name of dual truths (the truth of reason and the truth of faith), used Aristotle to deny that the immortality of the soul (and consequently eternal life) could be proven philosophically (see recently Akasoy and Giglioni 2013;Matula 2020).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Unbelief and Inquisition in Early Modern Italy: The Case of Flaminio Fabrizi

Lavenia

2023

Religions

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

This essay reflects on the history of the origins of atheism in the late sixteenth century through an analysis of the Inquisition proceedings against Flaminio Fabrizi, which began in Siena in 1587 and ended in Rome in 1591 with the accused being sentenced to death at the stake. This is a very intriguing case because Fabrizi, not a learned man, mixed different forms of heterodoxy and unbelief that surprised and disturbed the judges of the Holy Office. This essay aims to contribute to the history of religious nonconformism in Counter-reformation Italy and in Europe during the so-called “confessional era”.

show abstract

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Unbelief and Inquisition in Early Modern Italy: The Case of Flaminio Fabrizi

Lavenia

2023

Religions

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

The True Ring Cannot Be Worn: A Panikkarian Way out of the Logic of the Three Rings

Marconi

2023

SHERM

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The Parable of the Three Rings is famous in its versions by Boccaccio and Lessing. They share the fundamental idea that only one religion is true but human condition does not let us know which one is the true one. It is an inherently modern idea to stress on the limits of human knowledge while arguing against pure forms of skepticism and relativism. The result of the parable is friendship in both versions, yet the question of truth remains at the center of the conceptual framework underlying the stories. On the contrary, scholars started giving much more relevance to the ethical side of dialogue, so that interpersonal relationship is not just the result of a cognitive process. Personal encounter should be prior to the question of truth. This new approach is challenged by the nature of the relationship with the other. Should it be symmetrical and mutual? Views on dialogue inspired by Lévinas must answer negatively. If we want to keep the relevance of friendship we should rather prefer Buber’s idea of dialogue. In our world, despite this, inequalities are such that symmetry and mutuality cannot be the standard condition of dialogue and we must be responsible in advance for the other (in the sense of Lévinasian servitude for the other). A mediation between these two standpoints can be found in Panikkar’s notion of inter-in-dependence, as I shall argue. In fact, this notion combines the interdependence present in Buber’s I-Thou relationship and the independence or separation stressed by Lévinas in the relation to the other understood in terms of relation between absolute terms.

show abstract

The Parable of the Three Rings and the Idea of Religious Toleration in European Culture

Cited by 2 publications

References 0 publications

Unbelief and Inquisition in Early Modern Italy: The Case of Flaminio Fabrizi

Unbelief and Inquisition in Early Modern Italy: The Case of Flaminio Fabrizi

The True Ring Cannot Be Worn: A Panikkarian Way out of the Logic of the Three Rings

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About