Knowledge, Language and Intellection from Origen to Gregory Nazianzen: A Selective Survey

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Deeming various linguistic, cognitive and theological aspects of the theory of knowledge, Origen and the Cappadocian fathers took advantage of the grammatical, logical and cognitive theories of the Hellenic scholars. The book surveys the milestones of the patristic epistemological discourse in the exegetical, theological and philosophical contexts. ""Cover"" ""Table of Contents"" ""Acknowledgements"" ""Introduction"" ""Part One: Language and Theological Knowledge in the Teachings of Origen, Basil and Eunomius "" ""Introduction to Part One"" ""Chapter 1. Epistemological and Pedagogical Debates of Late Antiquity: Language, Logic and Theology "" ""1.â#x80 #x82 Epistemology from the Hellenistic epoch to Late Antiquity: Aristotelian methodological turn"" ""1.1â#x80 #x82 The epistemological conundrums of the Hellenic grammatical and medical studies"" ""1.2â#x80 #x82 Philological paradigm of Hellenic paideia"" ""2.â#x80 #x82 Logic and a verified belief in Christian education""""Chapter 2. Epistemological and methodological principles of Origenâ#x80 #x99 s biblical studies"" ""1.â#x80 #x82 Institutional framework of Alexandrian scholarship and Origenâ#x80 #x99 s biblical studies"" ""2.â#x80 #x82 Origenâ#x80 #x99 s exegetic methodology and Hellenic grammarians "" ""Chapter 3. Eunomian teaching in the context of philosophical and pedagogical debates"" ""1.â#x80 #x82 Philosophical background of Eunomian teaching"" ""2.â#x80 #x82 Historical and social context of Eunomian teaching"" ""2.1â#x80 #x82 Gregory vs. Julian: a pedagogical debate"" ""2.2â#x80 #x82 The Cappadocian fathers vs. Eunomians: how the debate started """"2.3â#x80 #x82 Polemical rhetoric of the Cappadocians and Eunomians: an unjustified reasoning"" ""Chapter 4. Logical, linguistic and grammatical theories in the doctrines of Origen, Basil and Eunomius"" ""1.â#x80 #x82 The post-Nicene debate: a terminological introduction "" ""1.1â#x80 #x82 Stoic linguistics at the service of Christian thought"" ""1.2â#x80 #x82 The categorial theory and correlation between logic and linguistics "" ""2. Hellenic philosophers, Eunomius and Origen on the correctness of names "" ""3.â#x80 #x82 The language theories of Origen and Basil, and Stoic linguistics """"4.â#x80 #x82 Methodology of the theological discourse of Origen and Basil"" ""4.1â#x80 #x82 Conceptual theology and the notion of epinoia "" ""4.2â#x80 #x82 The categorial theory in the Trinitarian doctrine"" ""Conclusion"" ""Part Two: Epistemology and Human Intellection in the Theological Orations of Gregory Nazianzen"" ""Introduction to Part two"" ""Chapter 1. The methodological framework of the theological orations"" ""Introduction"" ""1. Method in the theological orations: historical evidence and modern scholarship"" ""2. A reception paradigm of the theological orations""""3. Style and argumentative strategies of the theological orations"" ""3.1 The objectives of the theological circle: Gregoryâ#x80 #x99 s explicit testimony "" ""3.2â#x80 #x82 Dialectical argumentation in the theological orations"" ""3.3â#x80 #x82 Exegetic theology and Aristotelian categorial theory"" ""Chapter 2. The essential predication of the divine nature in the context of Eunomianism"" ""Introduction"" ""1.â#x80 #x82 Aristotelian epistemology and the essential predication theory"" ""1.1â#x80 #x82 An ontological account of essential predication "" ""1.2â#x80 #x82 An epistemological account of essential predication ""