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John Scottus Eriugena.
This volume provides a brief and accessible introduction to the 9th-century philosopher and theologian John Scottus Eriugena--perhaps the most important philosophical thinker to appear in Latin Christendom in the period between Augustine and Anselm. Eriugena was known as the interpreter ofGreek thou...
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| Language: | Inglés |
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Oxford University Press,
2000.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Preface; Series Foreword; Contents; Part I: Introduction; 1: The World of the Ninth Century; The Intellectual Revival; The Irish Connection; The ological Controversy; 2: Eriugena's Life and Intellectual Achievements; An Enigma; The Liberal Arts: Eriugena as Teacher; Eriugena as Translator; The Feather of the Peacock; Authorities; The Periphyseon; Part II: The Way Down; 3: The Structure of Reality; Division and Resolution; A Theocentric Universe: Unity in Diversity; Being and Non-being; Negative Ontology; 4: Creator and Creation.
- The Uncreated CreatorCreation ex Nihilo and Theophany; Trinitarian Causality in the Word; The Primordial Causes and Participation; Negative Theology; 5: Human Nature in Paradise; The Genesis Story: Day Six; Angels in Paradise; Ontology and Intelligibility; In the Image of God; 6: Human Nature in the World; The Fall; Sense and Reason: The Struggle for Supremacy; The Promise of Paradise; Part III: The Way Up; 7: The Return; The Resolution of Diversity; The General Return: Sinners and Saints; Vision, Cloud, and Mystical Union; In Retrospect; Notes; Suggestions for Further Reading; Index.