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Series: Mystical Theology
Unit 14: Gregory Palamas
Episode 5: Epistemological Presuppositions
The fifth episode in our series discusses the philosophical background to the debate between St. Gregory Palamas and Nicephorus Gregoras, which took place at the 1351 Council of Constantinople.
Themes covered in this episode include the influence of Greek philosophy (particularly that of Plato and Aristotle) on the anti-Hesychasts of the 14th century, the relevance of the debate between Nominalists and Realists in the western Middle Ages, and the experiential, non-philosophical and non-dialectical "essence-energies" distinction in the ascetic tradition of the Orthodox Church.
Q&As related to Episode 5 available in The Professor’s Blog.
Recommended background reading: Christopher Veniamin, ed., Saint Gregory Palamas: The Homilies (Dalton PA: 2022).
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Background to the debates
01:24 Question of “Universals”
02:16 Real subsistence of Divine Energies
03:35 Realism and Nominalism
04:24 Realism
10:07 Greek Philosophy: Plato
14:34 Aristotle
16:14 No essence without energy
17:00 Porphyry and Boethius
17:48 Porphyry’s 3 questions
18:53 Boethius and “Universals”
20:06 Three Schools in West: (1) Realist
21:45 (2) Nominalist School
22:58 (3) Moderate-Realist School
24:15 Nominalism of Gregoras
27:36 Gregory of Nyssa
32:21 Cause and caused
32:35 Philotheos Kokkinos
33:28 “Theotes”
35:36 The “twofoldness” of God
36:22 Real knowledge of God
37:36 “Energemata” - analogical assent
38:59 Energies God Himself
It is hoped that these presentations will help the enquirer discern the profound interrelationship between Orthodox theology and the Ortho
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Series: Mystical Theology
Unit 14: Gregory Palamas
Episode 5: Epistemological Presuppositions
The fifth episode in our series discusses the philosophical background to the debate between St. Gregory Palamas and Nicephorus Gregoras, which took place at the 1351 Council of Constantinople.
Themes covered in this episode include the influence of Greek philosophy (particularly that of Plato and Aristotle) on the anti-Hesychasts of the 14th century, the relevance of the debate between Nominalists and Realists in the western Middle Ages, and the experiential, non-philosophical and non-dialectical "essence-energies" distinction in the ascetic tradition of the Orthodox Church.
Q&As related to Episode 5 available in The Professor’s Blog.
Recommended background reading: Christopher Veniamin, ed., Saint Gregory Palamas: The Homilies (Dalton PA: 2022).
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Background to the debates
01:24 Question of “Universals”
02:16 Real subsistence of Divine Energies
03:35 Realism and Nominalism
04:24 Realism
10:07 Greek Philosophy: Plato
14:34 Aristotle
16:14 No essence without energy
17:00 Porphyry and Boethius
17:48 Porphyry’s 3 questions
18:53 Boethius and “Universals”
20:06 Three Schools in West: (1) Realist
21:45 (2) Nominalist School
22:58 (3) Moderate-Realist School
24:15 Nominalism of Gregoras
27:36 Gregory of Nyssa
32:21 Cause and caused
32:35 Philotheos Kokkinos
33:28 “Theotes”
35:36 The “twofoldness” of God
36:22 Real knowledge of God
37:36 “Energemata” - analogical assent
38:59 Energies God Himself
It is hoped that these presentations will help the enquirer discern the profound interrelationship between Orthodox theology and the Ortho
Join the Mount Thabor Academy Podcasts and help us to bring podcasts on Orthodox theology and the spiritual life to the wider community.
Support the show
Dr. Christopher Veniamin
Join The Mount Thabor Academy
https://www.buzzsprout.com/2232462/support
THE MOUNT THABOR ACADEMY (YouTube)
THE MOUNT THABOR ACADEMY (Patreon)
Print Books by MOUNT THABOR PUBLISHING
eBooks
Amazon
Google
Apple
Kobo
B&N
Further Info & Bibliography
The Professor's Blog
Further bibliography may be found in our Scholar's Corner
Contact us: [email protected]...
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