Ilaria Grimaldi

This paper analyzes the notion of nature according to the analysis developed by Damascius in De Primis Principiis. The study highlights the eclectic character of Damascius’ naturalistic doctrine in which Aristotelian immanentism and Platonic/Neoplatonic transcendentism interact in an original and dialectical manner. The main focus of the study is the dual declination of φύσις in the forms of ἐνέργεια φυσική and φυτικὴ δύναμις. The latter aspect of nature is outlined as the vital and highest manifestation of φύσις itself...