Being as Motion The First Principles of Origen's Ontology of Freedom

Origen proposes a new metaphysics of motion which, based on Plato's "greatest kinds" from the Sophist, views God as both contemplative rest and active motion. As goodness itself, God cannot but create moral beings endowed with self-motion themselves. It is up to them to embrace or rej...

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Publié dans:Zeitschrift für antikes Christentum
Auteur principal: Hengstermann, Christian 1979- (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: De Gruyter [2019]
Dans: Zeitschrift für antikes Christentum
Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés:B Origenes 185-254 / Plato 427 avant J.-C.-347 avant J.-C. / Dieu / Mouvement / Bonté / Être humain / Libre arbitre
RelBib Classification:KAB Christianisme primitif
NBC Dieu
NBE Anthropologie
VA Philosophie
Sujets non-standardisés:B Motion
B Repos
B Platonism
B Freewill
B Plato
B Origen
B Freedom
B God
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Résumé:Origen proposes a new metaphysics of motion which, based on Plato's "greatest kinds" from the Sophist, views God as both contemplative rest and active motion. As goodness itself, God cannot but create moral beings endowed with self-motion themselves. It is up to them to embrace or reject his gift of self-diffusive goodness. Once they fall way from him, God orders their agency in such a fashion as will eventually bring about the restitution of all things. Being as being is, thus, shown to be active motion.
ISSN:1612-961X
Contient:Enthalten in: Zeitschrift für antikes Christentum
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1515/zac-2019-0007