Byzantine Philosophy and Its Ancient Sources

ISBN-13: 9780199269716 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 318 str.

Katerina Ierodiakonou

Opis

Byzantine philosophy is an almost unexplored field. Being regarded either as mere scholars or as primarily religious thinkers, Byzantine philosophers have not been studied on their own philosophical merit. The eleven contributions in this volume, which cover most periods of Byzantine culture from the 4th to the 15th century, for the first time systematically investigate the attitude the Byzantines took towards the views of ancient philosophers, to uncover the distinctive character of Byzantine thought.

Recenzje

This book is an excellent beginning, particularly as it makes accessible and available to the reader writers one might not normally read, including scholars from Greek institutions, whose work is here translated from the Greek.