Table Of ContentChristos Yannaras
Translated by
Norman Russel}
Christos Yannaras
Person and Eros
“Christos Yannaras has been for several decades ane of the most prolific,
i dox writers in Greece, He is perhaps one
philosophers in Europe, and i is wonder
stained enterprise in making him acces
sible ta English-speaking audiences,”
Rowan Wifiiams
<Archh'shop af Canterbury
“A work of enormous scope, animated by
with lucidity and rigor, it will romain on
of Greek thought in the twer
y intellectual passion and written
ne of the most significant products
nvieth contury.”
Basilio Perr
*y we call God, Christos Yannaras argues
: which is characteristic of the
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CONTENTS
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Part One
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Po eases 9f "i tis age" is date
rencelein of eisteare
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cade waster beni nerne: of ti pencon
BB. The distvets nec natant snergies Aree ine
ester santa of rset
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the exert eerie ft pao! eres ht
ie nature pts oeugh the ones. Theenergre
fomgnmeana and sere Wah ea ie toe
22, The comseguancer of ongting oF cmsing the aetistion
detour wse2e ean emengae
Tre eisineron basco nate elementos os
asuppustin Gf the par Sac nbn
Pat Two
‘The Cosme Digncrsions of ihe Person
Chypter One
"he Personal Aspert of the Bota
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The “Seazanties” of Personal Oiselosnre
Chapter One
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ler oF things”: as apeua Ui uf Le eee oF naute, she
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“Ther senaniesetlrarseendence 's usvesseily asferontil,
tact of reali and eormusia’ I is ore a 0s
fezelic samrsielion o7 atoms (2 Sten 56 iteceme>
Jelfoulicienes. a3 ¢ cemmplere loving selene, which ts
Iocapa evelsiny of fhe utique est ve osantacty oe
terms of eso reat
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Gress phicosephival ¢Lonsht Jute ely Chvieaa ad
evel riggs thes nota sluice” Wucy. Ame "person
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this hock Lean cest the sussiizaee guested hy Ze term:
tives an prabieatics af moder philusuphy wathin the
foutert of an ovtology Swuiaisd ox Te wears eres and
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a cpvdanontl socal pesnpposion which weet to exis
fedoe git equ fandanyete dlerences) sath inte on
fologiea! pemertions ef UlMenism’s carly Chvistiam cency
pee ard 4 aiay’s oregies inguies, chiefly Cres 0° ke
Hrenoragrelog esl Foal ont especially oP de evista
et nibmghers”cezsil 10 define essatoe i ont cg
“iow asefeal to i6em ify essence vith ihe Ms oe our
Treieiy ase sdioie, Iwo rally Heidegger tuning,
By he Presoontie Groep fnsop tar, and she nes Fe
‘Yee reading of Phe axl tise that be aeimproe Cea
Pomel decisive 0 iheebavg nf Wester Eurapoan
Pinlwaphieel thought fey ie impasse ented by Te ob
kof yelled tens the
fect
Th be sure, Heidegger's sarempt (201 of the Wests Ket
“essence mys") did arr succced ie aapauaching the Greek
urdermnnding of th as reltion — ire canine 3C0riy
which tae exsrionce of ents “serge” has, the revels
of raul as personal irmediaes ~ aa wsdertanding which
Yecams the toundatien far ie whale oF be apoyetie sn
‘ology of Hof snigerseenly Christian 2anries. ra il 836
fnovitaMe atin fae pues fhe ajert which fd een de
‘inti what uid have apeaned ines 4690 n=
‘oieal reality ws zorkingaeas~the other “aspeat” of vvie
<svkoware~ sie it wus rule out at Caz sleet sald be
stalied a8 pore sti which ests
Ls from such considermions ay eve thal teal af te
resent study Fae taken shape, Thee sought Eragon he
mplicaiims of the o-talagy ul ins thirkars a the samy
Chriatian ard medeval paiods. thas iv te sa, the oapens
‘hil Csir ontnlogy mut give ty the quesivns wissd by
anodors en.sogical reeerehy Tamm rv eaneer-od with +
‘s3pet suse urtaltel ta Yunnan If, Lain 135%, enaioNsly
goestoning the judgment of a ehole manler, costs haned
mt “nojeuivity” and usefulness ash on Es Or BORE
ssibjec.iou of humanity us this wiefulness
‘Tks “rventigation of une thetnes hronght gether
Done has gastod rmngh macy stages or pauses ac it he
fan fn ubant 1966, Nex wu ay Hua the pees aun FOE
Une rater represent «final expiensam, Once ce begs
© Freoveypial with The obtelogien! prahlam, it Inova?
hhasaaies ths certcl thereof o's Klo— aera ize foe
te gif of abide penne i th sesecloss mation of=e
soul “arom chet ics the kame and ono ans alone.”
Cites vanaras
Sllems, 1987
Abbreviations
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secu Re neoe
Arte Nisene haber
51 Pao ysas: Sono
‘ngs Latin ext 9 g's"
tra Uy ures Cl, OF
fivele, Loncun, 185873
Crepes Chisicronr
“Tretlassce 9: Weseen Spi ty
rooster eae, Be, 9S2
Falah ransaion
exch rslaton
Flor ad H- Cals et
i Clete Di
eng ater’, PrN
Wet
6.5. Kuh. B,Raver and
M4. Ses, Tae Pesce aie
Pitesti el 0, Ca
183
Land Casal Lbs
28 tas sans te Cones
Leonor sid Neo ok, 195
bi Heidegeor Bonga Te
trans. by J Macquaie wd
aba, sor, 987
Nene and Pore Siee Taos
Otond Hasty Cv Tes
ze.
