Metaphysical Systems in the Theological Work of Marius Victorinus

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Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Metaphysical Systems in the Theological Work of Marius Victorinus

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

The author offers a new, concise reconstruction of the metaphysical background of Victorinus’s theological work while pointing out the differences between the metaphysical systems underlying the individual treatises. The comparative analysis of Victorinus’s writings indicates that he made use of three metaphysical concepts that modify the triad being–life–intelligence in three different ways. The different concepts included in Victorinus’s theological treatises are compared with the metaphysical systems of Porphyry, the anonymous commentary on Parmenides, two anonymous authors mentioned in Proclus’s commentary on Parmenides, and the treatises of Platonizing Sethian gnostics. This comparison shows that Victorinus probably drew on three different but cognate sources stemming from a common intellectual milieu. As the author argues, the metaphysical systems present in Victorinus’s theological writings have many elements in common with later Neoplatonists such as Iamblichus, Theodorus of Asine, and Proclus. Consequently, he considers it very improbable that Victorinus drew immediately from Middle Platonic or gnostic sources. Setting out these lines of inquiry, the chapter concludes with a discussion about the plausibility of the main hypotheses under consideration in the research in this area.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Metaphysical Systems in the Theological Work of Marius Victorinus

Popis výsledku anglicky

The author offers a new, concise reconstruction of the metaphysical background of Victorinus’s theological work while pointing out the differences between the metaphysical systems underlying the individual treatises. The comparative analysis of Victorinus’s writings indicates that he made use of three metaphysical concepts that modify the triad being–life–intelligence in three different ways. The different concepts included in Victorinus’s theological treatises are compared with the metaphysical systems of Porphyry, the anonymous commentary on Parmenides, two anonymous authors mentioned in Proclus’s commentary on Parmenides, and the treatises of Platonizing Sethian gnostics. This comparison shows that Victorinus probably drew on three different but cognate sources stemming from a common intellectual milieu. As the author argues, the metaphysical systems present in Victorinus’s theological writings have many elements in common with later Neoplatonists such as Iamblichus, Theodorus of Asine, and Proclus. Consequently, he considers it very improbable that Victorinus drew immediately from Middle Platonic or gnostic sources. Setting out these lines of inquiry, the chapter concludes with a discussion about the plausibility of the main hypotheses under consideration in the research in this area.

Druh

C - Kapitola v odborné knize

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

60301 - Philosophy, History and Philosophy of science and technology

Projekt

<a href="/cs/project/GA14-35803S" target="_blank" >GA14-35803S: Metafyzické systémy v theologickém díle Maria Victorina a jejich zdroje</a><br>

Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2022

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název knihy nebo sborníku

The Philosophy, Theology, and Rhetoric of Marius Victorinus

ISBN

978-1-62837-527-5

Počet stran výsledku

45

Strana od-do

381-425

Počet stran knihy

566

Název nakladatele

SBL Press

Místo vydání

Atlanta

Kód UT WoS kapitoly

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