Epistle 1 to Gregory Palamas vv. 349-353
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[Ἐπιστολὴ Α΄] Τῶ σοφωτάτῳ καὶ λογιωτάτῳ καὶ ἐν Χριστῶ πνευματικῶ μοι πατρὶ καὶ ἀδελφῶ κῦρι Γρηγορίῳ τῶ Παλαμᾶ
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πρῶτον μὲν γὰρ οὐδεὶς ἀποδεικτικὸς συλλογισμὸς ἐπιχειρεῖ πρώτην ἀρχὴν καὶ ἀξίωμα δεικνύναι. ὁ γὰρ τοῦτο ποιῶν οὐ μόνον οὐκ ἐπιτυγχάνει τοῦ ἀποδεικτικῶς συλλογίζεσθαι, ἀλλὰ καὶ λίαν ἀμαθὴς καὶ ἀπαίδευτος περὶ τὰ τοιαῦτα κρίνεται τὸ ὑπὲρ ἀπόδειξιν ἀποδείξεως δεῖσθαι νομίζων.
Found in:
G. Schirò, Barlaam Calabro, Epistole Greche [Istituto Siciliano di Studi Bizantini e Neogreci. Testi e Monumenti 1], Palermo 1954.
Century:
14th
Summary - Description:
Barlaam on 'proof' about the Holy Ghost: Probative thinking never tries to show the main principle and axiom. Whoever attempts this not only does not act in a probative manner, but is also an uneducated person.
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