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:''For other uses of the term "contemplation", see Contemplation (disambiguation)''. Theoria (θεωρία) is Greek for contemplation.〔(Andrew Louth, "Theology of the ''Philokalia''" in ''Abba:The Tradition of Orthodoxy in the West'' (St Vladimir's Seminary Press 2003 ISBN 0-88141-248-1), p. 358 )〕 It corresponds to the Latin word ''contemplatio'', "looking at", "gazing at", "being aware of,"〔(William Johnson, ''The Inner Eye of Love: Mysticism and Religion'' (HarperCollins 1997 ISBN 0-8232-1777-9), p. 24 )〕〔(Liddell and Scott: θεωρία )〕〔(Lewis and Short: contemplatio )〕 and it is an important term in theology. == Introduction == The Greek ''theoria'' (θεωρία), from which the English word "theory" (and theatre) is derived, meant "contemplation, speculation, a looking at, things looked at", from ''theorein'' (θεωρεῖν) "to consider, speculate, look at", from ''theoros'' (θεωρός) "spectator", from ''thea'' (θέα) "a view" + ''horan'' (ὁρᾶν) "to see".〔(Online Etymological Dictionary )〕 It expressed the state of being a spectator. Both Greek ''θεωρία'' and Latin ''contemplatio'' primarily meant looking at things, whether with the eyes or with the mind.〔Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church (Oxford University Press 2005 ISBN 978-0-19-280290-3), article ''contemplation, contemplative life''〕 Taking philosophical and theological traditions into consideration, the term was used by the ancient Greeks to refer to the act of experiencing or observing and then comprehending through consciousness, which is called the nous or "eye of the soul" (Matthew 6:22–34).〔"The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eye is healthy, your whole body will be full of light. But if your eye is unhealthy, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness!" NRSV But what is the noetic function? In the Holy Scriptures there is, already, the distinction between the spirit of man (his nous) and the intellect (the logos or mind). The spirit of man in patristics is called nous to distinguish it from the Holy Spirit. The spirit, the nous, is the eye of the soul (see Matt. 6:226). Faith And Science In Orthodox Gnosiology and Methodology by George Metallinos ()〕 Insight into being and becoming (called noesis) through the intuitive truth called faith, in God (action through faith and love for God), leads to truth through our contemplative faculties. This theory, or speculation, as action in faith and love for God, is then expressed famously as "Beauty shall Save the World". This expression comes from a mystical or gnosiological perspective, rather than a scientific, philosophical or cultural one.〔Saint Symeon the New Theologian On Faith Palmer, G.E.H; Sherrard, Philip; Ware, Kallistos (Timothy). The Philokalia, Vol. 4〕〔Nikitas Stithatos (Nikitas Stethatos) On the Practice of the Virtues: One Hundred Texts〕〔Nikitas Stithatos (Nikitas Stethatos) On the Inner Nature of Things and on the Purification of the Intellect: One Hundred Texts〕〔Nikitas Stithatos (Nikitas Stethatos) On Spiritual Knowledge, Love and the Perfection of Living: One Hundred Texts〕 Christianity took up the use of both the Greek (''theoria'') and Latin (''contemplatio'', contemplation) terminology to describe various forms of prayer and the process of coming to know God. Eastern and Western traditions of Christianity grew apart as they incorporated the general notion of theoria into their respective teachings. Several scholars have also demonstrated the similarities between the Greek idea of ''theoria'' and the Indian idea of ''darśana'' (darshan), including (Ian Rutherford ),〔Ian Rutherford, "Theoria and Darshan: Pilgrimage as Gaze in Greece and India", Classical Quarterly, Vol. 50, 2000, pp. 133-146〕 (Binod Kumar Agarwala ), (Gregory Grieve ), and (Michael A. Di Giovane ). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「theoria」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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