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Episode 5: Epistemological Presuppositions, "St. Gregory Palamas: An Introduction."
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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 Orthodox Christian life, and to identify the ascetic and pastoral significance of the Orthodox ethos contained therein.
Dr. Christopher Veniamin
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Chapters
1. Background to the debates (00:00:00)
2. Question of "Universals" (00:01:10)
3. Real subsistence of Divine Energies (00:01:56)
4. Realism and Nominalism (00:03:15)
5. Realism (00:04:04)
6. Greek Philosophy: Plato (00:09:47)
7. Aristotle (00:14:14)
8. No essence without energy (00:15:54)
9. Porphyry and Boethius (00:16:40)
10. Porphyry’s 3 questions (00:17:28)
11. Boethius and “Universals” (00:18:33)
12. Three Schools in West: (1) Realist (00:19:46)
13. (2) Nominalist School (00:21:25)
14. (3) Moderate-Realist School (00:22:38)
15. Nominalism of Gregoras (00:23:55)
16. Gregory of Nyssa (00:27:16)
17. Cause and caused (00:32:01)
18. Philotheos Kokkinos (00:32:14)
19. “Theotes” (00:33:08)
20. The “twofoldness” of God (00:35:15)
21. Real knowledge of God (00:36:02)
22. “Energemata” - analogical assent (00:37:15)
23. Energies God Himself (00:38:38)
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