Neoplatonic Origins of Evil in Pseudo-Dionysius's View
Pseudo-Dionysius's view on evil was influenced by Neoplatonic tradition. Like Neoplatonic philosophers, he believed evil to be the absence of good and of no actual existence as all creatures were good and shared this quality. In other words, things lacking good would have no existence at all. A...
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| description | Pseudo-Dionysius's view on evil was influenced by Neoplatonic tradition. Like Neoplatonic philosophers, he believed evil to be the absence of good and of no actual existence as all creatures were good and shared this quality. In other words, things lacking good would have no existence at all. Accordingly, Pseudo-Dionysius defined evil as lack of perfection and related it to the descent of the soul or the fall of man. In his view on evil, Pseudo-Dionysius was mostly influenced by Proclus, with whom he shared the belief that matter should not be considered evil, a view which stood in opposition with those of Plotinus. Furthermore, He was more concerned with philosophical issues than theological ones. Therefore, his views are penned in a language borrowed form Neoplatonic philosophers which bears little resemblance to the rhetoric of the Holy Scriptures. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6a17a98e875f447995a5b3f6a84c7a872023-12-18T10:40:37ZfasAllameh Tabataba'i University Pressحکمت و فلسفه1735-32382476-60382012-06-01830576810.22054/wph.2012.58455845Neoplatonic Origins of Evil in Pseudo-Dionysius's Viewamir nasri0هیئت علمی دانشگاه علامه طباطباییPseudo-Dionysius's view on evil was influenced by Neoplatonic tradition. Like Neoplatonic philosophers, he believed evil to be the absence of good and of no actual existence as all creatures were good and shared this quality. In other words, things lacking good would have no existence at all. Accordingly, Pseudo-Dionysius defined evil as lack of perfection and related it to the descent of the soul or the fall of man. In his view on evil, Pseudo-Dionysius was mostly influenced by Proclus, with whom he shared the belief that matter should not be considered evil, a view which stood in opposition with those of Plotinus. Furthermore, He was more concerned with philosophical issues than theological ones. Therefore, his views are penned in a language borrowed form Neoplatonic philosophers which bears little resemblance to the rhetoric of the Holy Scriptures.https://wph.atu.ac.ir/article_5845_46ed9c5ec09ca34f2dab13d2d02ee675.pdfevilpseudo-dionysius the areopagiteneoplatonic traditiongooddivine names |
| spellingShingle | amir nasri Neoplatonic Origins of Evil in Pseudo-Dionysius's View حکمت و فلسفه evil pseudo-dionysius the areopagite neoplatonic tradition good divine names |
| title | Neoplatonic Origins of Evil in Pseudo-Dionysius's View |
| title_full | Neoplatonic Origins of Evil in Pseudo-Dionysius's View |
| title_fullStr | Neoplatonic Origins of Evil in Pseudo-Dionysius's View |
| title_full_unstemmed | Neoplatonic Origins of Evil in Pseudo-Dionysius's View |
| title_short | Neoplatonic Origins of Evil in Pseudo-Dionysius's View |
| title_sort | neoplatonic origins of evil in pseudo dionysius s view |
| topic | evil pseudo-dionysius the areopagite neoplatonic tradition good divine names |
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