Matteo RASCHIETTI

The discussion on the origin of evil in Pseudo-Dionysius Areopagite’s De divini nominibus and its dependence on Proclus’ De malorum subsistentia

A discussão sobre a origem do mal no De divini nominibus do Pseudo-Dionísio Areopagita e sua dependência do De malorum subsistentia de Proclo

Published in Games from Antiquity to Baroque

Keywords: Keywords: Neoplatonism, Origin of Evil, Parhypostasis, Proclus, Pseudo-Dionysius Areopagite.

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There are strong similarities between chapter IV of Pseudo-Dionysius Areopagita’s De divini nominibus and Proclus’ De malorum subsistentia, as pointed out by the research of Hugo Koch and Joseph Stiglmayr at the end of the 19th century, revealing a dependence of the former on the latter. The purpose of this article is to analyze this relationship of dependence and its consequences in the history of the interpretation of pseudodionysian works.