A Brief History of Self-Reference Notion Implementation in Byzantium
The article presents an overview of implementation of self-referential notions in the logical and theological texts of Byzantine scholars up to the 12th century. The commentaries on Porphyry’s and Aristotle’s theory of definition by John of Damascus, John Italus, and Theodore Prodromos are discussed...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2016
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Scrinium
Year: 2016, Volume: 12, Issue: 1, Pages: 244-260 |
| IxTheo Classification: | KAC Church history 500-1500; Middle Ages KAE Church history 900-1300; high Middle Ages KDF Orthodox Church VA Philosophy |
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Byzantine philosophy
history of logic
Russell’s paradox
John of Damascus
John Italus
Theodore Prodromos
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| Summary: | The article presents an overview of implementation of self-referential notions in the logical and theological texts of Byzantine scholars up to the 12th century. The commentaries on Porphyry’s and Aristotle’s theory of definition by John of Damascus, John Italus, and Theodore Prodromos are discussed. It is argued that the Byzantine scholars performed different original implementations of basic logical notions and discovered their self-referential property. The attention is paid to the five predicabilia notions of Porphyry and Aristotelian categories applications in logical, philosophical, and theological Byzantine texts. The authors conclude that the Byzantine solutions resemble some of the modern logical ideas of 20th century.
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| Physical Description: | Online-Ressource |
| ISSN: | 1817-7565 |
| Contains: | In: Scrinium
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/18177565-00121p13 |