The study of Maximus the Confessor&rsquo\;s thought has flourished in recent years: annual international conferences\, publications and articles\, new critical editions and translations mark a torrent of interest in the work and influence of the most sublime of the Byzantine Fathers. It has been repeatedly stated that the Confessor&rsquo\;s thought is of eminently philosophical interest\, and his work has been approached from a philosophical point of view in a number of monographs. However\, no dedicated collective scholarly engagement with Maximus the Confessor \;as a Philosopher \;has taken place &ndash\; and this colloquium will attempt to start such a discussion. Apart from Maximus&rsquo\; relevance and importance for philosophy in general\, a second question arises: should towering figures of Byzantine philosophy like Maximus the Confessor be included in an overview of the European continent&rsquo\;s history of philosophy\, or rather excluded from it &ndash\; as happens today with most histories of European philosophy? Maximus&rsquo\; historical presence challenges our understanding of \;what European philosophy is. In this colloquium\, we will begin to address these issues and examine numerous aspects of Maximus&rsquo\; philosophical &lsquo\;system&rsquo\;: the \;logoidoctrine\, Maximus&rsquo\; anthropology and the human will&rsquo\;s freedom\, the theory of motion\, his understanding of time and space etc. &ndash\; thereby also stressing the interdisciplinary character of Maximian studies.
\nOrganizing Committee: PD Dr. Sebastian Lalla (Freie Universitä\;t Berlin)\, Sotiris Mitralexis (Freie Universitä\;t Berlin)\, \;Prof. Dr. George Arabatzis (University of Athens)\, \;Prof. Dr. George Steiris (University of Athens)
ORGANIZER;CN=Georgios Arabatzis;CN=Sebastian Lalla;CN=Sotiris Mitralexis;CN=Georgios Steiris: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR