Byzantine Philosophy
Author | : Basil Tatakis |
Publisher | : Hackett Publishing |
Total Pages | : 468 |
Release | : 2003-01-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 0872205630 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780872205635 |
Rating | : 4/5 (635 Downloads) |
Download or read book Byzantine Philosophy written by Basil Tatakis and published by Hackett Publishing. This book was released on 2003-01-01 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Western studies tend to view Byzantine philosophy either as a minor offshoot of western European thought, or a handy storehouse for documents and ideas until they are needed. A scholar of philosophy (Aristotle U. of Thessaloniki), Tatakis (1896-1996) finds the view limiting, pointing out that during the Roman period, few Greeks learned Latin but Romans were not considered educated without a founding in Greek, and that Byzantine Christianity has its own trajectory unconcerned with how it deviates from western orthodoxy.