
HoP 105 - Naming the Nameless - the Pseudo-Dionysius
History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
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Dionysius' Divine Names
In the mystical theology, Dionysius more or less follows Wittgenstein's advice. He surveys the various sorts of language with which one might try to capture God and says that some are clearly more inappropriate than others. We can rise in our understanding of God as we come to see how various expressions are inappropriate for him,. Ultimately though, we should dispense with all verbal description of God and even with negations.
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