Quite often words and phrases from scientific and philosophical turn fall into the spoken language.There, they can dramatically change their meaning, until the opposite.Thus, for example, it happened with the word "emanation."It is often used Russian writers in a very ironic way, such as Saltykov-Shchedrin.When he wrote that while in society, do not spoil the air, he metaphorically spoke of the "emanations backyard."And in other cases, many believe that the emanation - the smell.Therefore, the word uttered in the same sentence with the verb "catch".I mean, to "catch the smell" or trend coming from somewhere.
But what is the true meaning of the term?Let's try to do a little investigating.
translation and scientific interpretation
And indeed, if we open a Latin dictionary, we find that the emanation - is the word for the expiration and the spread of something.Encyclopedias and scientific interpretation tell us that we are talking about some kind of substance or phenomenon which, arising, was due to the expiration of this from elsewhere.Another meaning of the word "emanation" - a selection of some of the more complex elements of substance.Therefore, in physics, the term used in the theory of the so-called radioactive decay.In terms of this concept, the emanation - is when a specific substance in the course of this expansion emit light or emit gases.In chemistry, this title was awarded element radon, though now mainly because it called isotopes.
Computer games
from what was left unattended and gamers.For example, an emanation - is an element of the online strategy game fantasy "Heaven."With this artifact participants can produce items.Because this game has several cults or character classes, then there is a corresponding number of emanations.They carry different names.For example, "emanation of chaos" - the most popular among the players - is part of the artifact as "perfect relic of the Destroyer."There are other similar elements."Emanation of love" refers to the so-called cult of the Virgin.It can be obtained by dismantling the "perfect relic" class of the same name.A "emanation of strength" refers to the cult of the Defender.All of these artifacts in the game can be purchased, redeemed for "diamonds" or get parsing "committed relics."
origin of the term
word first appeared in ancient philosophy.Thinkers began to use it in an attempt to determine the origin of our world from a single divine Universe.In other words, it is an explanation of how horrible being down to earth, and why it has taken such a view.Even the above online game has a certain, albeit very indirect relationship to the original concept.No wonder it is called "Heaven."Elements of the concept of "emanation" can be found even in the pre-Socratic philosophy.When Democritus and Empedocles thought about how the process of learning, they believed that every object emits some "samples", a copy of which act on the feelings of a person and thus evoke the feeling of a "model" in the mind of the subject.Transition concept of this theory came from Plato and Aristotle.
classics of ancient philosophy
Communication emanations of the origin of the world appears indirectly in the term "aporroyya."It belongs to Plato, and also means "the selection."As you know, the Greek philosopher introduced the world to form a kind of pyramid on top of which is the concept of "good."It seemed to emit or radiates very being and the ability to understand all that exists.Fortunately creates the world of ideas, a sort of "emanations" which are the things of this world.Aristotle considers the meaning of the term to the concept of a special kind of energy.The divine universe, in terms of the Areopagite is Primum Mobile.It radiates energy, which spread from the original source, like "gets" the whole mechanism of the universe.
Develop an understanding of the term
Platonic tradition, developed in ancient philosophy, it has created specific school of thought.Their representatives have created a very enduring metaphor of emanation theory, understood as the procession from some inexhaustible source, which constantly produces something, but remains forever.For example, they were compared with the beginning of the Universe of the river, which gives rise to the water, but not dried.Or with the sun beams, but does not lose the light.Slightly more developed understanding of the Stoics is already in Roman times.They took the Greek concept of "Logos" for the creative primal world.The Stoics believed that the "original fire" emits its breath - Pneumo - which is gradually cooling down and cooling, creates an organic nature.
emanation theory
However, worldwide fame that term provided Neoplatonists.They also created a modern and philosophical meaning.One of the largest representatives of this school - Plotinus - introduced the absolute good, the universe as a source of creative energy, in constant abounded.That is, the benefits are so full of their creativity that is constantly overflowing it.Expires creative energy of the Universe creates our world involuntary and natural way.However, the farther away from the source of his divine light, the more it fades and weakens until it goes out completely.Therefore, the world is divided into different levels - according to their proximity to the first elements.The farther from the source - the less good and, accordingly, more harm (which is a disadvantage good).Thus, in the philosophy of emanation - is, above all, the concept of loss of perfection in the process of step outpouring power of the Absolute up to the non-existence under which the matter is understood in neo-Platonism.
perception of Christianity
Neoplatonic theory initially resisted the new, emerging in the Roman Empire, religion.In Christianity, the creation of the world by an act of God's will was a concept, it is absolutely opposing the idea of "natural expiration of the" good due to the nature of the Universe.After all, the Bible says that all created by Yahweh - "very good", and corruption - a consequence of a violation of the will of the Lord.Later, however, the theory of emanation has been in some of its elements positively received by Christian thinkers and apologists.For example, the idea of "impoverishment good" in the creation and evil as a lack of good Aquinas developed based on this Catholic theodicy.He argues that God can gradually learn through his creations, referring to the same principle.Dionysius introduced the theory of emanation in the canon of the Christian faith and created
treatise on the celestial hierarchy.
mystical and heterodox interpretations
idea a step outpouring of blessings and energy to the world with their gradual cooling and impoverishment not only became popular, but also became a subject of controversy.It is shared by many mystical currents of Christianity and Islam, as well as unorthodox, so-called heretical direction.For example, the concept of emanation was very popular in ancient Gnosticism, but here it is mixed with the Christian concept of God disobedience and loss of higher world "pleroma".Such a dissident Christian movement as Catharism, in the face of one of his best philosophers, Giovanni De Luigi, retained the Platonic metaphor of the sun beams, but at the same time argue that this light can faileth in its glow.No wonder the Gospel says that it is not about the earthly radiance, and on such that "the darkness comprehendeth."Whatever it was, the concept of emanation firmly established in the paradigm of European culture and has become part of modern philosophy, literature, and even esoteric.On the basis of this theory, he built his views, for example, Carlos Castaneda.
