Damascius Diadoque

Damascius Diadoque , neo-platonist philosopher of the school of Athens , born with Damas about the year 480 of J.C., disciple of Marinus.

He taught with Athens when Justinien made close the pagan schools (529). He took refuge near Khosro Ier Anushiravan, king of Perse; this prince obtained his return in his fatherland in 533.

The work of Damascius leaves the criticism of Proclus in direction of the going beyond of worms Unutterable without report/ratio with what can be known. For Damascius, the absolute is by definition without relations. One, because it is relating to the beings of which it is the principle, is thus not absolute. The concept of overriding principle is thus in itself contradictory.

Beyond the criticism of the concept of principle and apophatism which results from it, it is contradictions in which the language is dedicated to be inserted when it tries to determine and determine by the speech a pre-discursive absolute and with the base even of any speech, which holds more the attention of the current researchers.

Principal works

Damascius is quasi unknown until the XIXe century when the first printed editions of its works appear:

Life of Isidore , fragments.
a History of the principal eclectics , whose Photius preserved fragments.
Questions and solutions about the first Principles ( Damascii quaestiones of primis principiis ), the 5th part was published by Joseph Kopp, Frankfurt, 1826 (the Greek alone). It is about a comment of the Parménide whose questions would constitute the prolog.
Comment of Philèbe , allotted formerly to its pupil Olympiodore.
Comment of Phédon , published by Norvin under the name of Olympiodore.

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