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A psicologia de Evágrio Pôntico: o caminho da práxis
The psychology of Evagrius Ponticus: the path of práxis
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Abstract The writings of Evagrius Ponticus, a monk of the 4th century, although not a philosophical system, are important for the development of western culture and its understanding. Nevertheless, in this paper we make a different epistemological approach. In his work, the Praktikos (or The Practical Treati... view more
The writings of Evagrius Ponticus, a monk of the 4th century, although not a philosophical system, are important for the development of western culture and its understanding. Nevertheless, in this paper we make a different epistemological approach. In his work, the Praktikos (or The Practical Treatise), the first part of a trilogy of spiritual theology, we look for elements of a psychological doctrine. With that, we believe, he intends to demonstrate a therapeutic practice. Thus, we explored some fundamental concepts of this work, such as impassibility (apatheía), passional thoughts (logismoí), passions (páthos), and other important doctrines. Furthermore, we explore the idea of tripartite division of the soul and evagrian demonology as well (where demons, in our view, represent unconscious faces of desire).... view less
Classification
Philosophy, Ethics, Religion
Free Keywords
Apatheía; Passional thoughts; Passions; Therapeutics
Document language
Portuguese
Publication Year
2020
Page/Pages
p. 274-283
Journal
Griot: Revista de Filosofia, 20 (2020) 3
ISSN
2178-1036
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed