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Aristotle in Theodore of Raïthu and Pamphilus the theologian: The Search for a Chalcedonian philosophy

Abstract:
This chapter discusses the thought of two little-known Christian authors, Pamphilus the Theologian and Theodore of Raïthu. They probably wrote between 550 and 710 defending the version of Chalcedonianism adopted by the Second Council of Constantinople (553). Both make use of Aristotle more than previous generations of Christian thinkers. In the chapter this debt is analysed and compared with the influence of the earlier Patristic philosophy inaugurated by the Cappadocians and modified by early sixth-century Chalcedonian Leontius of Byzantium. The conclusion is that it is the latter tradition that ultimately determines the philosophical principles in the two writers including their utilisation of Aristotelian ideas.
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Published
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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
HUMS
Sub department:
Theology and Religion Faculty
Role:
Author
ORCID:
0000-0003-2154-0711

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Institution:
Università di Bologna
Role:
Editor


Publisher:
Morcelliana
Host title:
Un metodo per il dialogo fra le culture: La chresis patristica
Pages:
125-139
Series:
Supplementi Adamantius
Series number:
9
Publication date:
2020-01-01
ISBN-10:
8837233671
ISBN-13:
978-8837233679


Language:
English
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Chapter
Pubs id:
1112021
Local pid:
pubs:1112021
Deposit date:
2020-06-12
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