“The Ascent of Nature from the Lower to the Perfect”


It is suggested that for building his hierarchy of beings Gregory of Nyssa followed two strategies: the strategy of dividing genera and species with the entire “existing” as the summit of' the hierarchy, and the strategy of taking the uncreated nature to be the summit of the hierarchy. The evol...

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Main Author: Biriukov, Dmitry (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2015
In: Scrinium
Year: 2015, Volume: 11, Issue: 1, Pages: 197-217
RelBib Classification:HA Bible
KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity
VA Philosophy
Further subjects:B hierarchy
 ontology
 classification
 genres and species
 Porphyrian tree

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