L'aporie ou l'ex périence des limites de la pensée dans le "Péri archôn" de Damaskios: 130 (Philosophia Antiqua) - Tapa dura

"The radical aporetism of the treatise on first principles written by the Neoplatonic philosopher Damascius may be understood as a unique approach to understand, in different ways and on an extremely high and abstract level, not only these principles butalso ourselves as thinkers. In the quest to grasp ultimate reality, this treatise is also a deep reflection on the processes and limitations of human thought in relation to supreme principles. Damascius uncovers the many concealed snares of language, thelimitations of our cognitive apparatus, and the common misconceptions about first principles, thereby revealing the underlying reasons for our aporias as well as their protreptic meaning and redeeming function. This study offers a new and positive reading of Damascius' equally extreme and fascinating aporetic philosophy."--Publisher's website.

Carolle Metry-Tresson, Dr. sc. religieuses (2009), EPHE of Paris and Dr. ès lettres (University of Fribourg, Switzerland) in Ancient Philosophy. She has worked in particular on late Neoplatonism.

Carolle Metry-Tresson, Dr. sc. religieuses (2009), EPHE à Paris, et Dr. ès lettres (Université de Fribourg, Suisse) en philosophie ancienne. Elle a particulièrement travaillé sur le Néoplatonisme tardif.