Cosmological Polemics in Against EunomiusII, 72–76 of Gregory of Nyssa: With Whom Does Gregory Argue?
I analyze the polemically charged exposition of classical cosmologies by Gregory of Nyssa in Against Eunomius II, 72–76, and identify probable sources for this passage and the targets of Gregory’s criticism of classical cosmologies, manifested in this passage. In Against Eunomius II, 73–75, Gregory...
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| Tipo de documento: | Recurso Electrónico Artigo |
| Idioma: | Inglês |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2021
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Scrinium
Ano: 2021, Volume: 17, Número: 1, Páginas: 335-348 |
| Classificações IxTheo: | KAB Cristianismo primitivo NBD Criação TB Antiguidade VA Filosofia |
| Outras palavras-chave: | B
Cleomedes
B void B Creationism B Ether B Gregory of Nyssa B Cosmology B Stoicism B Aristotle |
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| Resumo: | I analyze the polemically charged exposition of classical cosmologies by Gregory of Nyssa in Against Eunomius II, 72–76, and identify probable sources for this passage and the targets of Gregory’s criticism of classical cosmologies, manifested in this passage. In Against Eunomius II, 73–75, Gregory presents the Aristotelian cosmology and polemicizes with it. My analysis shows three avenues of Gregory’s criticism of the Aristotelian cosmology, which are manifested in this passage. As my analysis of Against Eunomius II, 76 shows, in this passage, Gregory summarizes and criticizes the Stoic natural-philosophical and cosmological doctrine that there is the limitless void beyond the limits of the cosmos, in which cosmos moves (probably by expanding and contracting). I identify two points in Gregory’s criticism of this doctrine. Finally, I suggest that the immediate Gregory’s source regarding this Stoic doctrine was a treatise of Cleomedes. |
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| ISSN: | 1817-7565 |
| Obras secundárias: | Enthalten in: Scrinium
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/18177565-BJA10032 |
