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Priscian on Perception [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
An aporia posed by Theophrastus prompts Priscian to describe the process by which perception formally assimilates to its object as a progressive perfection. I present an interpretation of Priscian’s account of perception’s progressive perfection.
Kalderon, Mark Eli
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Christianity and Graeco-Roman Paganism

open access: yesSt Andrews Encyclopaedia of Theology, 2022
Through the efforts of Peter, Paul, and the other apostles, the gospel of Jesus Christ was transmitted to those who worshipped the many gods of the Greeks, Romans, and other Mediterranean peoples.
Mattias Gassman
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Typology of negativity in the history of ancient philosophy: the analysis of the concepts of Democritus, Plotinus and Damascus

open access: yesВестник Мининского университета, 2019
Introduction: the article is devoted to the problem of apophatic tradition formation in the history of ancient philosophy. The research focuses on the issue of the source of negativity in Neoplatonism, analyzes the teachings of Plotinus and Damascus.
A. V. Bogomolov
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Platonism and Christian Thought in Late Antiquity [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Platonism and Christian Thought in Late Antiquity examines the various ways in which Christian intellectuals engaged with Platonism both as a pagan competitor and as a source of philosophical material useful to the Christian faith.
Emilsson, Eyjolfur   +3 more
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Number and figure: Pythagorean tradition and metaphysics of digital reality

open access: yesАнтиномии, 2018
Within the framework of the information philosophy, the historical-philosophical approach and the synergetic paradigm, the phenomenon of “digital reality” is considered; its definition as a kind and stage of development of information reality is given.
Alexander V. Podoprigora
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Divine Emanation as Cosmic Origin: Ibn Sīnā and His Critics [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
The question of cosmic beginning has always attracted considerable attention from serious thinkers past and present. Among many contesting theories that have emerged, that of emanation was appropriated by Muslim philosophers like Ibn Sînâ in order to ...
Arif, Syamsuddin
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Angels in Christian Theology

open access: yesSt Andrews Encyclopaedia of Theology
In Christian theology, angels are understood as spiritual beings created by God, primarily serving as messengers and intermediaries between the divine and humanity. They are depicted as possessing qualities of wisdom, power, and holiness, often portrayed
Serge-Thomas Bonino
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Interiority and Trascendence. From Antiquity to Early Christianity

open access: yesCuadernos de Pensamiento
Interiority is an underlying theme of the Neo-Platonic tradition. Since Plotinus, the Neo-Platonic tradition has indeed ascribed to interiority an absolutely central role in the path that man must follow in order to reach the ultimate goal of his ...
Enrico Peroli
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