International Network for Byzantine Philosophy

There are a few new initiatives that will be of interest to network members and students interested in Byzantine Philosophy. Be sure to check out network member Peter Adamson's podcast "The History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps". In addition to great podcasts on the history of philosophy from a global perspective, upcoming episodes will deal specifically with Byzantine Philosophy. This podcast can be found here:  https://historyofphilosophy.net/ Here's a note from Peter: Soon the podcast will be turning to Byzantine philosophy! Here is a tentative episode list, not including interviews. This series will be followed by a longer one on the Renaissance, all of it of course appearing in alternating weeks with Africana philosophy. Comments welcome! Introduction to Byzantine Philosophy Philosophy in Syriac and Armenian Iconoclasm John of Damascus Byzantine Compendia Michael Psellos John Italos Gender in Byzantine Thought Anne Komnene an...

An excerpt from Professor David Bradshaw’s Aristotle East and West: Metaphysics and the Division of Christendom (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004), ix–x.  What has Athens to do with Jerusalem? That is a question that no student of western culture can avoid. Tertullian, who first posed it, did so in the course of accusing philosophy of engendering heresy. The implication behind his question was that Athens and Jerusalem are two different worlds, and therefore categories deriving from Greek thought should have no place within the Christian faith. Yet even Tertullian found it impossible in practice to maintain such a strict division. The Church as a whole tended instead to follow the lead of the Greek apologists, who had drawn freely on Greek philosophy in interpreting the Christian message. Ultimately the many forms of Christian thought that vied for pre-eminence throughout the Middle Ages and Renaissance, and into the early modern era, almost invariably owed much to b...