Manuel Sumares Abstract In what follows, I offer a brief overview of some of the main themes of the Philokalia and Palamite corpus in relation to tradition and the Church. In so doing, I eventually bring Florovsky, Yannaras and Bulgakov into the picture. In my argument, I initially turn to intuitions regarding the rationality of … [Read more…]
Vasilica Mugurel Pavaluca Abstract I discuss here how the platonic and neoâ€platonic virtue of modesty is transformed into the virtue of humility in Mark the Ascetic, John Cassian, Hesychios the Priest, Peter of Damascus and Maximus the Confessor. The comparative analyses offer a wide view over the main similarities and differences between the ancient Greek … [Read more…]
Tommaso Manzon Dmitry Mayorov Abstract This work consists in a comparative analysis of St Athanasius’ Life of Anthony and Gustave Flaubert’s The Temptation of St Anthony. We find that these two works present two different Weltanschauungen, each providing important cultural and philosophical input on the philosophical ideas and perspectives of their authors. Accordingly, we shall … [Read more…]
Daniil Yu Dorofeev Abstract In this article, the author wishes to consider the aesthetics of the human image as regards the Christian (especially Eastern) archetype of what will be termed the “good–beauty– image†(exemplifying goodness), manifested most fully in the Orthodox Philokalia as the experience of the beautiful appearance of monks and, particularly, Russian elders. … [Read more…]
Lilian Ciachir Abstract “A good conscience is found through prayer and pure prayer through the conscience. Each by nature needs the otherâ€, says St Mark the Ascetic (1977, 123). This interdependence between conscience and prayer shows the divine origin and source of Christian ethics or morality. Following this affirmation, we may say that a prayerful … [Read more…]
Alexandru Atanase Barna Abstract This paper contains textual analyses of the concepts of natural knowledge and theological knowledge, as used in two texts which are included in the first Greek edition of the Philokalia, edited by Saint Nikodimos the Athonite and Saint Makarios of Corinth, in Venice, 1782, and in all subsequently available translations of … [Read more…]
Constantinos Athanasopoulos Abstract In what follows, I will explore the philosophical foundations of the patristic writings contained in the collection of texts with the name “Philokaliaâ€. I will link this collection to the cultural and philosophicalâ€theological context of the Kollyvades Fathers (two of whom were the editors of the collection) and St Gregory Palamas. My … [Read more…]
Constantinos Athanasopoulos Abstract The volume of The Annals of the University of Bucharest (Philosophy Series), that is presented here is dedicated to the Philosophy of Philokalia. This is a relatively new field of philosophical research with very little work being done internationally on the philosophical aspects of the 5 volumes of Philokalia (in the Greek … [Read more…]
Published: 2022-04-02 Articles in this issue: The Philosophy of Philokalia: The Culture and Life of Beauty in the East Natural and Theological Knowledge in Saint Maximus the Confessor and Saint Gregory Palamas
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