The influence of Maximus the Confessor's thought to the ontology of Thomas Aquinas

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Unit:
Κατεύθυνση Ιστορίας της Φιλοσοφίας
Library of the School of Philosophy
Deposit date:
2019-06-12
Year:
2019
Author:
Krontiras Iason
Supervisors info:
Γεώργιος Στείρης, Αναπληρωτής καθηγητής, Τμήμα Φιλοσοφίας, Παιδαγωγικής και Ψυχολογίας, Εθνικό και Καποδιστριακό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών
Βλαχάκης Γ. Καθηγητής ΕΑΠ
Αραμπατζής Γεώργιος. Αναπληρωτής καθηγητής ΕΚΠΑ
Original Title:
Η επίδραση του στοχασμού του Μάξιμου του Ομολογητή στην οντολογία του Θωμά Ακινάτη
Languages:
Greek
Translated title:
The influence of Maximus the Confessor's thought to the ontology of Thomas Aquinas
Summary:
The influence of the Greek Fathers of the Church on the thought and the philosophy of St Aquinas has been a field of study rather overlooked by modern research. Only recently and only partially an effort has been made to address the lack of relevant bibliographical sources, within the scope of a more coordinated attempt to consider the catholic theological tradition in its interaction and relation with the orthodox tradition.
Undoubtedly in this context, aspects of the patristic influences on Aquinas which, in the past, were wholly unknown, have been brought out of obscurity. However, at the same time, important elements of this relation remain unknown, due to the (so far) limited research, as well as due to the difficulty of its object. It is characteristic that, in the case of Maximus the Confessor (and despite the fact that he is the most Aristotelian of the Fathers), there have been no in-depth studies in regard to a possible relation of Maximus’ ontology to the philosophy of St Thomas (it is worth considering here that for Aquinas, unlike the adaptation of Neoplatonism to the Christian doctrines by Dionysius Areopagite, Aristotle’s utility in expressing a monistic theology had only been demonstrated by the Arab philosophers of the 11th and 12th century AD).
It is in this direction that the present study aims to show that Maximus, without deviating significantly from Areopagite’s framework of ideas, introduces and incorporates a multitude of Aristotelian concepts, terms and methods, while at the same time staying true to the principles of patristic philosophy. On top of that it also aspires to show, that the works of Maximus to which Aquinas had access, would have constituted a particularly edifying example of the usefulness of the Aristotelian way of thinking in approaching creation, as well as God Himself.
Main subject category:
Philosophy - Psychology
Keywords:
Maximus the Confessor, Thomas Aquinas, metaphysics, ontology, Plato, Plotin, neoplatonism, One, Aristotle, aristotelianism, scholasticism, Unmoved Mover, potentiality, actuality, matter, form, essence, Dionysius Areopagite, God, Orthodox Church, Catholic Church
Index:
No
Number of index pages:
0
Contains images:
Yes
Number of references:
217
Number of pages:
71
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