’n Herlesing van Pseudo-Dionisius se metafisika

Johann Beukes

doi:10.4102/hts.v74i4.5111

Abstract

This article, by analysing, annotating en interpreting the most recent research in all relevant departments, provides a fresh and updated overview of the Neoplatonic metaphysics of Pseudo-Dionysius (ca. 500). After providing an introduction to Dionysius’ metaphysics in terms of the contributions of Middle Platonism and Neoplatonism, the article explores his broader philosophical system. A number of traits that are uniquely Dionysic-metaphysical, are eventually isolated: the interpretation of transcendence as bound to immanence; the affirmation of God’s transcendence in the world (that is, a metaphysics of ‘creation as teophany’; following E.D. Perl); the radical transcendence and simultaneous radical immanence of God (that is, God as ‘Beingness’); fundamental restrictions of language and the analogical ‘Naming’ of God; creation as a system of dialectical symbols about God; the analogical participation of the subject in creation; and unification (reditus, the ‘flowing of things back to God’). These traits are utilised to reappraise the metaphysics of Nicholas of Cusa (1401–1464) in a subsequent article.

Highlights

Hierdie artikel,1 met inbegrip van ’n analitiese en sintetiese verwerking van die mees resente navorsing, herlees Pseudo-Dionisius se metafisika vanuit die erfenisse van MiddelPlatonisme en Neoplatonisme
Bykans vyf eeue later word vier tekste en ’n stel briewe gesirkuleer, wat op grond van die biografiese verwysings daarin, en ook die filosofiese erudisie daarvan, dit duidelik maak dat die outeur homself as vermelde ‘Dionisius die Areopagiet’ aanbied
Vir die doeleindes van ’n terugkoppeling met Neoplatonisme vanuit die latere Middeleeue, is dit noodsaaklik om te beklemtoon dat Porphyreus nie bloot ’n redakteur van sy meester Plotinus se geskrewe werke was nie, hoewel dit ongetwyfeld sy mees vername diens aan Neoplatonisme was

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Read online: Scan this QR code with your smart phone or mobile device to read online. Perl); the radical transcendence and simultaneous radical immanence of God (that is, God as ‘Beingness’); fundamental restrictions of language and the analogical ‘Naming’ of God; creation as a system of dialectical symbols about God; the analogical participation of the subject in creation; and unification (reditus, the ‘flowing of things back to God’) These traits are utilised to reappraise the metaphysics of Nicholas of Cusa (1401–1464) in a subsequent article. Met inbegrip van ’n analitiese en sintetiese verwerking van die mees resente navorsing, herlees Pseudo-Dionisius Hierdie idiosinkratiese temas vanuit Dionisius se metafisika sluit die volgende in: die verstaan van transendensie as verknoop met immanensie; die bevestiging van God se transendensie in die wêreld 3.Hierdie bespreking oor Pseudo-Dionisius is gebaseer op ’n analise en sintese van die gelysde primêre tekste van Pseudo-Dionisius (1988, 1990), asook die volgende sekondêre tekste: Bosley en Tweedale (2004:547–555); Copleston (1993:91–100); Haren (1985:75– 77); Hathaway (1969:xiii–xxiv); Hyman, Walsh en Williams (2010:141–144); Luscombe (1997:23–29); Marenbon (1988:18–20); O’Rourke (1992:3–21); Perl (2006:540–549; 2007:1–16;111–114); Rorem (1993:3–38) en Sheldon-Williams (1967:457–472)

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Dionisius se Neoplatoniese metafisika

Implikasies van die Dionisiese spoor vir die latere Middeleeuse filosofie

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