Gabriel von Wendt

ATENEO PONTIFICIO REGINA APOSTOLORUM, Philosophy, Faculty Member

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Gabriel von Wendt is a university professor with experience in the elaboration and dissemination of philosophical ideas for various areas of society through courses, programs and training.

In his work he focuses above all on the phenomenon of cultural changes, on the existential development of the human person and on the work of Romano Guardini.

He works as a professor of philosophical anthropology and philosophy of culture at the Pontifical Athenaeum Regina Apostolorum in Rome.

He is co-founder and co-director of the research line "Dialogue in Postmodern Culture", which seeks to train and accompany people to engage in difficult conversations in polarized contexts in order to develop models of cultural impact from a grounded and open Catholic perspective. This is what the publication Catholic Worldview (2023) corresponds to.

For his doctoral thesis in philosophy, he researched models of human development based on Romano Guardini's theory of polar opposition. This corresponds to the publication Melodie des Werdens (2024), which was awarded by the Görres-Gesellschaft and the Alfred-Petzelt Foundation (Germany) in the category of pedagogical sciences.
Supervisors: Juan Gabriel Ascencio and Hanna-Barbara Gerl-Falkovitz

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Melodie des Werdens

“Yes” – A Remarkable Response to Cultural Change

Quién: revista de filosofía personalista, 2018

The article analyzes six reasons why Guardini says yes to the phenomenon of cultural change in sp... more The article analyzes six reasons why Guardini says yes to the phenomenon of cultural change in spite of his evident reluctance regarding the particular direction of contemporary changes. The analysis focuses on his attitude insofar as it contrasts with widespread mind-sets of his time: isolation, romanticism, conservatism, fundamentalism, formalism and idealism. In the first section, the article shows that Guardini's yes is moved by the will to engage in the culture rather than isolate from it. Second, this engagement necessarily regards the real culture such as it surrounds him without romantic projection. Third, Guardini maintains an open attitude regarding change instead of seeking to preserve culture at all costs. In the fourth section, the article shows how Guardini distinguishes between culture and religion, thus avoiding falling into fundamentalism. As a fifth characteristic of his attitude, the study elaborates on Guardini's acknowledgement of the diverse potential of cultures, which allowed him to steer clear of the formalism in radical humanism. Lastly, the sixth section, describes how Guardini bases his attitude more than anything on the conviction that the ultimate fulfilment of human existence (in stark contrast to an idealist vision of culture) is not to be found in culture, which is why the specific cultural form plays no more than a relative role in human happiness.

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Der innerste Vorgang menschlicher Existenz bei Romano Guardini

“Yes” – A Remarkable Response to Cultural Change

espanolEl articulo analiza seis razones por las cuales Romano Guardini dice si al fenomeno del ca... more espanolEl articulo analiza seis razones por las cuales Romano Guardini dice si al fenomeno del cambio cultural, a pesar de su evidente reserva frente a la direccion de los cambios contemporaneos. El analisis se enfoca primariamente en su actitud que contrastaba con las mentalidades frecuentemente adoptadas en su epoca: aislamiento, romanticismo, conservatismo, fundamentalismo, formalismo e idealismo. En primer lugar, el si de Guardini es motivado por la voluntad de compromiso con la cultura, en vez del aislamiento. Segundo, este compromiso necesariamente considera la cultura que le envuelve realmente, en vez de darse a proyecciones romanticas. En tercer lugar, se ve que Guardini mantiene una actitud abierta acerca del cambio, en vez de buscar conservar la cultura a toda costa. En la cuarta seccion, se vera como Guardini distingue entre cultura y religion, evitando caer en el fundamentalismo. Como quinto elemento, se muestra que Guardini reconoce el potencial presente en la diversida...

Der innerste Vorgang menschlicher Existenz bei Romano Guardini

Melodie des Werdens

“Yes” – A Remarkable Response to Cultural Change

Quién: revista de filosofía personalista, 2018

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Der innerste Vorgang menschlicher Existenz bei Romano Guardini

“Yes” – A Remarkable Response to Cultural Change

Der innerste Vorgang menschlicher Existenz bei Romano Guardini

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