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A Letter that Killeth: Gregory of Nyssa on How (Not) to Read Scripture, Platonically

Modern Theology, Volume 40, Issue 1, Page 147-171, January 2024.
Abstract In this essay, I explore the emergence of multicolumn Bibles in late antiquity, with a particular emphasis on Origen's Hexapla and its use by Gregory of Nyssa. I contextualise Gregory's use of multicolumn Bibles within the Origenian tradition and show that, in this intellectual context, multicolumn Bibles functioned as hermeneutical rather ...
ISIDOROS C. KATSOS
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BETWEEN THE SPACE OF THE IMAGINARY AND THE SPHERE OF IDEAS: ONTOLOGICAL MODEL OF PROCLUS AND IRANIAN NEOPLATONIC TRADITION OF SUHRAWARDĪ

Вісник Харківського національного університету імені В.Н. Каразіна. Серія Філософія, філософські перипетії, 2023
The article is devoted to the study of the influence of Neoplatonic concepts, in particular, the philosophy of Proclus on the discursive space of Iranian Neoplatonism.
Mykyta Artemenko
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Freedom and Necessity of the Creative Act: The Cosmological Aspect of Kandinsky's Principle of Inner Necessity

Modern Theology, Volume 40, Issue 1, Page 82-96, January 2024.
Abstract This article argues that freedom in the divine creative act is better understood as a freedom of consent rather than freedom of will. However, even if some conundrums are thus avoided, one has to face the apparent antinomy between both God's creative act from His very nature and God's absolute freedom.
Isabelle Moulin
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Evil Itself and Nothingness in Proclus

Peitho, 2020
In his reflection on the nature of evil, the Neoplatonic philosopher Proclus affirms that evil itself (to autokakon) is “also beyond the abso­lute non-being” (epekeina kai tou mēdamōs ontos).
Valerio Napoli
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Le système logique des hypothèses du Parménide de Platon dans le Commentaire de Georges Pachymère

Peitho
George Pachymeres’ Commentary on the second part of the Platonic dialogue Parmenides is from a codicological point of view a continuation of the lost part of Proclus’ Commentary, but it can be characterized in its essence as an autonomous exegetical ...
Georgios Savoidakis
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Person and Nature, Hypostasis and Substance: Philosophical Basis of the Theology of John Philoponus [PDF]

, 2016
The theological teachings of John Philoponus are important for several reasons: a) to see the real achievements and influences of Aristotelian logic in regard to theology, b) to see the real consequences of not accepting hypostasis as relational and ...
Djakovac, Aleksandar
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Proclus and the Intelligible-Intellectual Roots of Mathematical Theology

Peitho
The purpose of my paper is to investigate some aspects of Proclus’ foundation of the theological role of mathematics. In the first section, I briefly discuss the question of the foundation project of mathematics in Plato, as I believe it is also from ...
Claudia Maggi
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Aquinas and the Metaphysics of Divine Providence - De Potentia Dei 3, 7 and Super Librum de Causis Expositio [PDF]

, 2019
The main goal of this paper is tocompare how Thomas Aquinas expressedhis doctrine of providence through second-ary causes, making use of both Aristotelianand Neo-Platonic principles, in the seventharticle of the third question of his Quaes ...
Silva, Ignacio
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Remarques sur les symbolismes du Commentaire sur la République de Proclus [PDF]

, 2006
De part en part traversé par le mythe, le Commentaire sur la République du Néoplatonicien Proclus accorde forcément une attention soutenue au symbole.
St-Germain, Philippe
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Introduction [PDF]

, 2019
This introduction presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in the subsequent chapters of this book. The book explores, inter alia, the strategy employed by Augustine in using Plato as a pseudo-prophet against later Platonists and explores ...
Emilsson, Eyjolfur, Janby, Lars Fredrik, Pavlos, Panagiotis G., Tollefsen, Torstein   +3 more
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