Synopses & Reviews
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.
Review
"...the present collection of essays is most welcome...all of the contributions are valuable studies...audiences will benefit from the bibliographies appended to each of the contributions...the book draws well-deserved attention to a too little known period in the history of Western philosophy."-- Michael Tkacz, Gonzaga University
About the Author
Katerina Ierodiakonou is Assistant Professor of Ancient Philosophy at the National Technical University of Athens, and Tutorial Fellow in Philosophy at St Hugh's College, University of Oxford.
Table of Contents
Introduction,
Katerina Ierodiakonou1. Greek-Latin Philosophical Interaction, Sten Ebbesen
2. Basil of Caesarea on the Semantics of Proper Names, Paul Kalligas
3. The Justinianic Dialogue On Political Science and its Neoplatonic Sources, Dominic O'Meara
4. John of Damascus on Human Action, the Will, and Human Freedom, Michael Frede
5. Syllogistic in the Anonymous Heiberg, Jonathan Barnes
6. Helenic Philosophy in Byzantium and the Lonely Mission of Michael Psellos, John Duffy
7. Psellis' Paraphrasis on Aristotle's De Interpretatione, Katerina Ierodiakonou
8. 'To Every Argument There is a Counter-Argument'. Theodore Metochites' Defence of Scepticism (Semeiosis 61), Börje Bydén
9. The Anti-Logical Movement in the 14th Century, Katerina Ierodiakonou
10. Byzantine Commentators on the Chaldaean Oracles: Psellos and Plethon, Polymnia Athanassiadi
11. Plethon and Scholarios on Aristotle, George Karamanolis
Epilogue: Current Research in Byzantine Philosophy, Linos Benakis
Index Locorum, Index of Names