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Byzantine Perspectives on Neoplatonism / ed. by Sergei Mariev.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Byzantinisches Archiv – Series Philosophica ; 1Publisher: Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, [2017]Copyright date: ©2017Description: 1 online resource (VII, 289 p.)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9781501511677
  • 9781501503634
  • 9781501503597
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 186.4 23
LOC classification:
  • B517
Other classification:
  • online - DeGruyter
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
  • Issued also in print.
Contents:
Frontmatter -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Neoplatonic Philosophy in Byzantium -- The Divine Body of the Heavens -- The waves of passions and the stillness of the sea: appropriating neoplatonic imagery and concept formation-theory in middle Byzantine commentaries on Aristotle -- Psellos and his Traditions -- Proclus as Heresiarch: Theological Polemic and Philosophical Commentary in Nicholas of Methone’s Refutation (Anaptyxis) of Proclus’ Elements of Theology -- Two Conflicting Positions Regarding the Philosophy of Proclus in Eastern Christian Thought of the twelfth Century -- The Reception of Proclus: From Byzantium to the West (an Overview) -- Elementi di demonologia neoplatonica nell’opuscolo bizantino Τίνα περὶ δαιμόνων δοξάζουσιν Ἕλληνες -- Plethon on the Grades of Virtues: Back to Plato via Neoplatonism? -- Europa entdeckt die mittelalterliche byzantinisch-georgische Philosophie -- Selected Bibliography
Summary: Byzantine intellectuals not only had direct access to Neoplatonic sources in the original language but also, at times, showed a particular interest in them. During the Early Byzantine period Platonism significantly contributed to the development of Christian doctrines and, paradoxically, remained a rival world view that was perceived by many Christian thinkers as a serious threat to their own intellectual identity. This problematic relationship was to become even more complex during the following centuries. Byzantine authors made numerous attempts to harmonize Neoplatonic doctrines with Christianity as well as to criticize, refute and even condemn them. The papers assembled in this volume discuss a number of specific questions and concerns that drew the interest of Byzantine scholars in different periods towards Neoplatonic sources in an attempt to identify and explore the central issues in the reception of Neoplatonic texts during the Byzantine era. This is the first volume of the sub-series "Byzantinisches Archiv - Series Philosophica", which will be dedicated to the rapidly growing field of research in Byzantine philosophical texts.
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Frontmatter -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Neoplatonic Philosophy in Byzantium -- The Divine Body of the Heavens -- The waves of passions and the stillness of the sea: appropriating neoplatonic imagery and concept formation-theory in middle Byzantine commentaries on Aristotle -- Psellos and his Traditions -- Proclus as Heresiarch: Theological Polemic and Philosophical Commentary in Nicholas of Methone’s Refutation (Anaptyxis) of Proclus’ Elements of Theology -- Two Conflicting Positions Regarding the Philosophy of Proclus in Eastern Christian Thought of the twelfth Century -- The Reception of Proclus: From Byzantium to the West (an Overview) -- Elementi di demonologia neoplatonica nell’opuscolo bizantino Τίνα περὶ δαιμόνων δοξάζουσιν Ἕλληνες -- Plethon on the Grades of Virtues: Back to Plato via Neoplatonism? -- Europa entdeckt die mittelalterliche byzantinisch-georgische Philosophie -- Selected Bibliography

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Byzantine intellectuals not only had direct access to Neoplatonic sources in the original language but also, at times, showed a particular interest in them. During the Early Byzantine period Platonism significantly contributed to the development of Christian doctrines and, paradoxically, remained a rival world view that was perceived by many Christian thinkers as a serious threat to their own intellectual identity. This problematic relationship was to become even more complex during the following centuries. Byzantine authors made numerous attempts to harmonize Neoplatonic doctrines with Christianity as well as to criticize, refute and even condemn them. The papers assembled in this volume discuss a number of specific questions and concerns that drew the interest of Byzantine scholars in different periods towards Neoplatonic sources in an attempt to identify and explore the central issues in the reception of Neoplatonic texts during the Byzantine era. This is the first volume of the sub-series "Byzantinisches Archiv - Series Philosophica", which will be dedicated to the rapidly growing field of research in Byzantine philosophical texts.

Issued also in print.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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