Philosophy of Dionysius the Areopagite: An Introduction to the Structure and the Content of the Treatise on the Divine Names

Erscheinungsjahr 2006
ISBN: 978-90-04-15094-2
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 99, 216 Seiten, Format (B × H): 165 mm x 246 mm, Gewicht: 562 g

Reihe: Philosophia Antiqua

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Schäfer, Christian

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Geschichte der Westlichen Philosophie Antike Philosophie

Über Autor(innen)

Christian Schäfer, Dr. phil. (1995) and habilitation (2000), University of Regensburg, is Professor of Christian Philosophy at the University of Munich. He has published in the field of Presocratic and Platonic Philosophy including Unde Malum (Würzburg 2002) and Xenophanes of Kolophon (Stuttgart/Leipzig 1996).