Εξειδίκευση τύπου :	Άρθρο σε επιστημονικό περιοδικό
Τίτλος:	The Christianity of the Philosopher Christianos. Ethics and Mathematics in Alchemical Methodology
Δημιουργός/Συγγραφέας:	[EL] Μέριανος, Γεράσιμος[EN] Merianos, Gerasimos
Ημερομηνία:	2022
Γλώσσα:	Αγγλικά
DOI:	10.20318/arys.2022.6792
Περίληψη:	The alchemical philosopher “Christianos” (late 6th [?] – 8th cent. CE) demonstrates that alchemical knowledge is a gift of God and describes the virtues that a philosopher-alchemist must possess to receive it. These and other Christian elements should not be considered as a Christian gloss on alchemical ideas. As a result of his exposure to the Neoplatonic mathematization of philosophical ideas, Christianos develops a precise method for defining and classifying alchemical productions on a mathematical basis. This mathematization intends to legitimize alchemy as a licit philosophical field, by presenting it as sharing similar traits with the sciences of the quadrivium. Christianos appears to have regarded this mathematical approach as a path illuminated by God through which a worthy philosopher-alchemist could partake in divine knowledge. The virtuous conduct and the mathematical method serve as two intertwined prerequisites in the pursuit of alchemical knowledge, facilitating at the same time the demarcation between true and false pursuers of knowledge.
Τίτλος πηγής δημοσίευσης:	ARYS
Τεύχος:	20
Σελίδες:	271-322
Θεματική Κατηγορία:	[EL] Ιστορία[EN] History
Λέξεις-Κλειδιά:	Greek alchemy Byzantine alchemy Alchemy and Mathematics Mathematization of alchemy Christianos the Philosopher Pappos the Alchemist Alchemy and Religion Alchemy and Christianity Proclus Egg in alchemy Donum dei
Τοπική Κάλυψη:	Byzantium
Αξιολόγηση από ομότιμους (peer reviewed):	Ναι
Ηλεκτρονική διεύθυνση με ανοικτή πρόσβαση (link):	https://doi.org/10.20318/arys.2022.6792
Εμφανίζεται στις συλλογές:	Τομέας Βυζαντινών Ερευνών - Επιστημονικό έργο