Philosophy of Dionysius the Areopagite : an introduction to the structure and the content of the treatise On the Divine Names / by Christian Schafer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schäfer, Christian, 1967-

Series:

Philosophia antiqua ; v. 99.

Philosophia antiqua, 0079-1687 ; v. 99

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Philosophy and religion--History.

Philosophy and religion.

Neoplatonism.

Christianity--Philosophy--History.

Christianity.

Pseudo-Dionysius, the Areopagite. De divinis nominibus.

Pseudo-Dionysius.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (231 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book proposes a reading of Dionysius the Areopagite's longest and most important treatise 'On the Divine Names' from a philosophical point of view, rather than from a theological point of view which dominates the secondary literature. More in particular, it proposes an interpretation of the puzzling structure of the treatise which takes its starting point from earlier interpretations of medieval and modern scholars. The new reading of Dionysius' main text achieves more coherence than they did precisely because of the philosophical angle, which is meant to serve as a complement, not an alternative, to theological and historical interpretations. Thus the book can be read as an introduction to the philosophy of Dionyius as it shows how the author makes original moves in introducing the Christian concepts of peace and creation as philosophical concepts in a Platonic framework.

Contents:

pt. I. An introduction to the problem

pt. II. The philosophy of DN

pt. III. The touch-stone of Dionysian ontology.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. [187]-204) and indexes.

ISBN:

1-281-39886-1

9786611398866

90-474-0944-2

OCLC:

290558948

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789047409441 DOI