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"The present paper is focused on Psellos’ letters, which contain a number of remarks on his role as a teacher of rhetoric and as a rhetor active at the imperial court, as well as many comments on his correspondents’ and his own style – including ...
Corinne Jouanno
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Michael Psellos and Ioane Petritsi on Intellect
"Michael Psellos exposed his theory on intellect in two major texts: De omnifaria doctrina and Philosophica minora. Psellos’ theory is based on different philosophical sources, including, first and foremost, Proclus’ texts.
L. Alexidze
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Michael Psellos im „Timarion“. [PDF]
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Johannes Dräseke
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The philosopher, the emperor, and mathematics: Michael Psellos’s epistemology of proofs in context
This paper explores the epistemology of mathematical proofs in the work of Michael Psellos (1018–1081), a central figure of the Byzantine intellectual milieu in eleventh-century Constantinople. While Psellos is primarily celebrated for his contributions
Alberto Bardi
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Oblique Politics and Esotericism in Michael Psellos
The paper examines the relation of esotericism and oblique politics in the Byzantine philosopher Michael Psellos (11th century) on the basis of Eva De Vries’ study of the letters that Psellos addressed to the statesman Leo Paraspondylos.
Georges Arabatzis
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Genre in the function of irony: Literary revenge of Michael Psellos [PDF]
The paper deals with the problem of genres and methodological digressions in the sixth book of Michael Psellos’ Chronographia, in the context of contemporary genre theories.
Repajić Milena
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Michael Psellos’ ‘Arrangement’ of Hermias’ Commentary on Plato’s Phaedrus
The Byzantine philosopher Michael Psellos (11th century) wrote a brief treatise entitled An Explanation of the Drive of the Soul Chariot and the Army of Gods According to Plato in the Phaedrus.
Georges Arabatzis
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Constantine X Doukas in an Enkomion by Michael Psellos [PDF]
According to the interpretation of the original data the speech dedicated to Constantine X Doukas, written by Michael Psellus after the Emperor’s victory over the Uze, deals with the role, importance and use of imperial speeches in promoting the ...
Šaranac-Stamenković Jasmina
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Angemessene Tugend und Wissenserwerb in der byzantinischen Ethik des Michael Psellos
The Byzantine philosopher Michael Psellos (1018–1078 AD) describes in his ethics two kinds of virtue: practical and intellectual virtues. Practical virtues are defined as a middle term between two extremes as is known from the Aristotelian tradition. His
D. Walter
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