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Nemesius of Emesa on human nature : a cosmopolitan anthropology from Roman Syria / David Lloyd Dusenbury.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Dusenbury, David Lloyd, author.
- Series:
- Oxford early Christian studies.
- Oxford Early Christian Studies
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Philosophical anthropology.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (240 pages).
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2021.
- Summary:
- Nemesius of Emesa's 'On Human Nature' (De Natura Hominis) is a Christian anthropology. Written in Greek, circa 390 CE, it was read in half a dozen languages - from Baghdad to Oxford - well into the early modern period. Nemesius' text circulated in two Latin versions in the centuries that saw the rise of European universities, shaping scholastic theories of human nature. During the Renaissance there were numerous print editions helping to inspire a new discourse of human dignity. David Lloyd Dusenbury offers a monograph in English on Nemesius' treatise. In the interpretation offered here, the Syrian bishop seeks to define the human qua human. His early Christian anthropology is cosmopolitan.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Nemesius of Emesa on Human Nature: A Cosmopolitan Anthropologyfrom Roman Syria
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Author's Note
- Note on Citations
- Prologue: A Cosmopolitan Anthropology of Late Antiquity
- 1: Ideas for a Reconstruction
- Augustine of Hippo and a Treatise On the Nature of Humankind
- Nemesius of Emesa and His Treatise On Human Nature
- The Rise of Emesa (Homs)
- Three Inferences Concerning Nemesius
- Two Conjectures Regarding Nemesius
- Misperceptions of Nemesius and On Human Nature
- The Ontological Structure of On Human Nature
- Idea for a Reconstruction
- 2: The World City: On Human Nature 1
- What Is Confessed by All Humans
- The Creation of the World City
- The Choice to Live a Human Life
- The Cosmopolitan Drama of Genesis 1-3
- Excursus: The 'Hebraic' Concept of Potential Immortality
- The Rise of Human Cities
- The Principle of Human Governance
- Humankind in the World City
- 3: The Union of Substances: On Human Nature 2-5
- The Aporia of Soul and Body
- The Edifice of Cosmic Elements
- The Nobility of the Human Body
- Excursus: The 'Pagan' Concept of Reincarnation
- Union without Confusion
- The Conflict of Soul and Body
- 4: The Organization of Powers: On Human Nature 6-28
- En Route from Substance to Act
- Schematizations of Soul and Body
- The Hegemony of Thought
- Excursus: The 'Pythagorean' Theory of Divination in Dreams
- Guarding the Natural Familiar Order
- The Life of Necessity
- 5: The Logic of Law: On Human Nature 29-43
- Carneades' Legacy
- The Absurdity of Fate
- The Evidence of Law
- Excursus: The Platonic, Stoic, and 'Egyptian' World Cities
- The Prevalence of Dioikēsis
- The Incomprehensibility of Providence
- Epilogue: The Legacy of an Early Christian Anthropology
- Titles of Ancient Works
- Bibliography.
- Consulted Editions of Nemesius of Emesa's De Natura Hominis
- Ancient Works
- Modern Works
- Index.
- Notes:
- This edition also issued in print: 2021.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-189007-3
- 0-19-259898-8
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