Two responses to a moment in the question of transcendence: a study of first boundaries in Plotinean and Kabbalistic cosmogonical metaphysics

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dc.contributorAustin, Scott
dc.creatorDeBord, Charles Eugene
dc.date.accessioned2004-09-30T02:00:58Z
dc.date.accessioned2017-04-07T19:48:32Z
dc.date.available2004-09-30T02:00:58Z
dc.date.available2017-04-07T19:48:32Z
dc.date.created2003-05
dc.date.issued2004-09-30
dc.description.abstractThis thesis contrasts the Plotinean attitude towards transcendence at the cosmological level with that of certain Kabbalistic authors of the 13th-17th century. Special emphasis is placed on the different approaches taken by each of the two sides to addressing the origin of otherness. Following a brief introduction to the notion of the question of transcendence, the first major part (chapter II) is dedicated to an exploration of the Plotinean conception of metaphysical "descent" from the One to subsequent hypostases. The second major part (chapter III) focuses on Kabbalistic conceptions of the descent from the indefinite infinite to the finite (limited) realm. Finally, I attempt to illustrate the questions and concerns common to each of the two cosmologies. In so doing, I make use of semiotic concepts to clarify the contrast between the two models.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/445
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherTexas A&M University
dc.subjectphilosophy
dc.subjectreligion
dc.subjectmysticism
dc.subjecthistory
dc.subjectneoplatonism
dc.subjectplotinus
dc.subjectkabbalah
dc.subjectjudaism
dc.subjectjudaica
dc.subjecthellenistic
dc.subjectancient
dc.titleTwo responses to a moment in the question of transcendence: a study of first boundaries in Plotinean and Kabbalistic cosmogonical metaphysics
dc.typeBook
dc.typeThesis

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