L'ecolalia allusiva. Damascio e la radicalizzazione dell'impiego platonico dell'aporia

Abstract

This paper discusses from a theoretical point of view the role of aporia in Plato’s philosophy and its systematic adoption by Damascius. After a brief analysis of the occurrences of the term ἀπορία in Plato’s dialogues, the article exposes a theoretical reading of the first nines aporias of Damascius’ Ἀπορίαι καὶ λύσεις περὶ τῶν πρώτων ἀρχῶν, showing the radical and innovative reinterpretation of the classical Neoplatonic topics developed by the diadochus: the role of the Principle, the status of knowledge and language, and the epistemology of the mind.