Dionysius, Derrida, and the Critique of “Ontotheology”
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20459702 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mary‐jane Rubenstein, Mary-Jane V Rubenstein (Wesleyan University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 725-741 |
| Publication date | 2008-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Modern Theology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0266-7177 • E-ISSN: 1468-0025 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1468-0025.2008.00496.x |
| OpenAlex | W2123372110 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
This essay explores Dionysius' work in light of the critique of ontotheology, focusing on Jacques Derrida's work on justice and the messianic. Ultimately, it suggests that the extent to which Dionysius troubles the ontotheological waters depends on the status of hierarchical and teleological relationships in Dionysius. Does hierarchy for Dionysius function strictly “vertically,” bringing a few chosen souls into union with God, or does it also establish ethical relations between and among creatures? And does the via negativa , as Derrida suggests, draw the soul along a pre‐determined path from hyperessence to hyperessence, or might it remain sufficiently indeterminate to welcome the unimaginable
Creatures · Economic Justice · Epistemology · Hierarchy · Soul · Teleology · Theology · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · Classical Philosophy and Thought · History · Law · Philosophy · Philosophy, Ethics, and Existentialism
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,13 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2018 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |