Damascius' Philosophy of Time
Abstract
The late Platonist philosopher Damascius both resumed and rejuvenated the long Greek thinking about time. In distinguishing between different takes on time, he offered novel perspectives, which can be seen as anticipating modern and contemporary theories about time. The greatest merit of his philosophy of time, however, is his deep reflection on what it is for a living being to have its being in becoming and how this relates to temporality.
Keywords
Damascius; Neoplatonism TimeDOI
10.1515/9783111053219ISBN
9783111053219, 9783111053189, 9783111053301, 9783111053219Publisher
De GruyterPublisher website
https://www.degruyter.com/Publication date and place
Berlin/Boston, 2023Imprint
De GruyterSeries
CHRONOI, 7Classification
Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy
Philosophy of religion
Christianity
History of religion
Indigenous religions, spiritual beliefs and mythologies of the Americas