Візія Піфагора в соціальних "конструкціях" масонського символізму

Abstract

Стаття присвячена аналізу впливу філософії Піфагора на формування масонського дискурсу у ХVІІ − ХVІІІ ст. Розглядаючи соціальну та символічну складові частини вчення Піфагора та масонського ордену, можна дійти висновку, що масонство споріднене з піфагорізмом у розумінні цілей та завдань філософії, символічному кодуванні головних ідей, трактовці впливу «символу» на людську спільноту, висвітленні ролі філософа в перебудові соціальної структури суспільства. Масони запозичили від піфагорійців розуміння паняття «гармонія − порядок», яке вони намагалися застосувати в суспільному будівництві для створення нових соціальних відносин. The article is analyzing Pythagoras philosophy impact on a 17-18th century masonic discourse forming. Considering social and symbolic components of the Pythagoras and masonic Order studies one can conclude that free masonry is allied with the Pythagoreanism in a philosophy goals and tasks understanding, in a symbolic codification of the main ideas, in a “symbol” influence on a people community treatment, in a philosopher’s society social structure rebuilding role treatment. Exactly by the efforts of the rosicrucians-masonry ideologists the “second life” of the Pythagoras social constructions has started, however this time in a rosicrucians-masonic “cover”. In M. Mayer, A.M. Ramsey, K.F. von Koppen, A. Weishaupt works, in masonic rituals of the 18th century the Pythagorean ideas of social harmony and ideal society construction have been reproduced. Masons have borrowed from Pythagoreans the “harmony – order” concept understanding, which they tried to use in a social constructing for the new social relations creating. In an article suggested the special attention is payed to the Pythagorean and Masonic symbolic languages matchings, which are directly touching the social transformations paradigm. Masons developed Pythagoras idea of the unordered primeval nature chaos spell by geometry. Masons followed the developed by Pythagoras course of teaching laymen by symbols cognition, have borrowed digital symbolism from the Pythagoreans. The surrounding world was considered by masons not only word of word, but also symbolically, and geometry received a “holy science” grade, which was directed to a mankind perfection. The investigation proved masons have borrowed most of their symbolic language from Pythagoreans. Pythagoreans and masons’ symbolism concernment is explained by their will to learn and to use universal laws for the social reformation. While generating masonic movement, its founders have chosen the way of legitimization by historical authorities and bible-antique examples. Pythagoras became one of the first masonic Order philosophical construction columns. Special attraction for the masons was in Pythagoras social ideas, where they saw the future world model, the world driven by smart, moral leaders with the messianic qualities of the philosophers-visionaries.