Theophany : the neoplatonic philosophy of Dionysius the Areopagite / Eric D. Perl.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Perl, Eric D., 1962-

Series:

SUNY series in ancient Greek philosophy.

SUNY series in ancient Greek philosophy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Neoplatonism.

Pseudo-Dionysius, the Areopagite.

Pseudo-Dionysius.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (177 p.)

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Beyond being and intelligibility

Being as theophany

Goodness, beauty, and love

The problem of evil

The hierarchy of being

The continuum of cognition

Symbolism.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 139-152) and index.

ISBN:

9780791480021

079148002X

9781435604025

1435604024

OCLC:

179924592