''Dionysius'' is a
scholarly journal published by the Department of Classics at
Dalhousie University. It was established originally in 1977, and a new series began in 1998. It publishes articles on the history of ancient
philosophy
Philosophy (from , ) is the systematized study of general and fundamental questions, such as those about existence, reason, knowledge, values, mind, and language. Such questions are often posed as problems to be studied or resolved. Some ...
and
theology
Theology is the systematic study of the nature of the divine and, more broadly, of religious belief. It is taught as an academic discipline, typically in universities and seminaries. It occupies itself with the unique content of analyzing the ...
, and has a special interest in the
Aristotelian and
Neoplatonic
Neoplatonism is a strand of Platonic philosophy that emerged in the 3rd century AD against the background of Hellenistic philosophy and religion. The term does not encapsulate a set of ideas as much as a chain of thinkers. But there are some id ...
traditions. It also publishes more general articles relating to literature, history, and religion.
The original
editors-in-chief
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The highest-ranking editor of a publication may also be titled editor, managing ...
were
J.A. Doull,
R.D. Crouse, and
A. H. Armstrong
Arthur Hilary Armstrong, (13 August 1909 – 16 October 1997) was an English educator and author. Armstrong is recognized as one of the foremost authorities on the philosophical teachings of Plotinus (ca. 205–270 CE). His multi-volume tran ...
, whose ''Form, Individual, and Person in Plotinus'' appeared in the first volume.
A number of distinguished scholars were among the original editorial advisors, and many of them made contributions in due course to the journal. Examples include
Werner Beierwaltes
Werner Beierwaltes (* 8 May 1931, Klingenberg am Main; † 22 February 2019, Würzburg) was a German academic best known as a historian of philosophy. His most important areas of specialization were Neoplatonism and German Idealism. He was an Em ...
' ''Negati Affirmatio or The World as Metaphor: A Foundation for Medieval Aesthetics from the Writings of John Scotus Eriugena'' and his ''Cusanus and Eriugena'';
Mary T. Clark's ''Augustine's Theology of the Trinity: Its Relevance'';
J.N. Findlay's ''The Myths of Plato'';
Hans-Georg Gadamer
Hans-Georg Gadamer (; ; February 11, 1900 – March 13, 2002) was a German philosopher of the continental tradition, best known for his 1960 ''magnum opus'', '' Truth and Method'' (''Wahrheit und Methode''), on hermeneutics.
Life
Family ...
's ''Plato's "Parmenides" and Its Influence''; and
George Grant's ''Nietzsche and the Ancients: Philosophy and Scholarship''.
References
External links
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Ancient philosophy journals
Annual journals
Publications established in 1977
English-language journals
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