Theophany - The Neoplatonic Philosophy of Dionysius the Areopagite

Informationen zum Autor Eric D. Perl is Professor of Philosophy at Loyola Marymount University. Klappentext Situates Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite as a Neoplatonic philosopher in the tradition of Plotinus and Proclus. The work of Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite stands at a cusp in the history of thought: it is at once Hellenic and Christian, classical and medieval, philosophical and theological. Unlike the predominantly theological or text-historical studies which constitute much of the scholarly literature on Dionysius, Theophany is completely philosophical in nature, placing Dionysius within the tradition of ancient Greek philosophy and emphasizing, in a positive light, his continuity with the non-Christian Neoplatonism of Plotinus and Proclus. Eric D. Perl offers clear expositions of the reasoning that underlies Neoplatonic philosophy and explains the argumentation that leads to and supports Neoplatonic doctrines. He includes extensive accounts of fundamental ideas in Plotinus and Proclus, as well as Dionysius himself, and provides an excellent philosophical defense of Neoplatonism in general.

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• Autori: Eric D Perl, Eric D. Perl
• Editore: State University of New York Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 01.06.2008
• EAN: 9780791471128
• ISBN: 978-0-7914-7112-8
• Pagine: 163
• Dimensioni: 152 mm x 229 mm x 13 mm
• Serie: SUNY Series in Ancient Greek P; SUNY Series in Ancient Greek P; Suny Ancient Greek Philosophy; SUNY series in Ancient Greek Philosophy
• Categorie: Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Filosofia: dall'antichità ai giorni nostri; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Medieval, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Ancient & Classical, Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy, Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500, Western philosophy: Medieval & Renaissance, c 500 to c 1600, Medieval Western philosophy