How Damascius Correlates First Principles in Orphic Theology to His Neoplatonic First Principles: Damascius, On First Principles Chapter 123
How Damascius Correlates First Principles in Orphic Theology to His Neoplatonic First Principles: Damascius, On First Principles Chapter 123
Author(s): Junyan SongSubject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Ancient World, Ancient Philosphy, Philosophy of Religion, 6th to 12th Centuries
Published by: Новосибирский государственный университет
Keywords: Damascius; Orphism; First Principles; the Ineffable; the One;
Summary/Abstract: This paper offers a detailed analysis of Damascius' discourse on Orphic theology in Chapter 123 of On First Principles, focusing on how Damascius correlates the first principles of Rhapsodic and Hieronyman theogonies to his own Neoplatonic first principles. Through detailed textual analysis, it presents a schematic alignment of Damascian principles with Orphic theology.
Journal: ΣΧΟΛΗ. Философское антиковедение и классическая традиция
- Issue Year: XVIII/2024
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 593-606
- Page Count: 14
- Language: English
