Eating from the Tree of Life

Liberal Arts and the Dignity of the Human Soul in Eriugena's Philosophy

  • Claudia F. D'Amico Universidad de Buenos Aires, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Argentina
Keywords: Keywords: Eriugena, Liberal Arts, Philosophy, Dialectic

Abstract

The paper highlights the connection established by Eriugena between the liberal arts and the human soul, first in the glosses he adds to Martianus Capella's text and later in his magnum opus, Periphyseon. The disciplines are not only immortal but eternal, and their practice unveils the structure of reality while contributing to the return of all that is real to its pristine being, which is, simultaneously, its purest knowledge. Through the analysis of these texts, certain allegorical images employed by Eriugena to elucidate this topic will be revealed.

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Published
2024-12-19
How to Cite
D’Amico, C. F. (2024). Eating from the Tree of Life. Cuadernos De filosofía, (83). https://doi.org/10.34096/cf.n83.16502
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