Abstract:The term prohairesis has a long history; its usage is crucial for the
development and understanding of basic ethical and anthropological
assumptions in ancient Hellenic philosophy. In this article the author
analyses the most important moments for the semantic transformation of this
term, with particular reference to the implications of its usage in Byzantine
theological and philosophical heritage, with the ultimate expression in work
of St Maximus the Confessor and his christological synthes… Show more
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