Being Alive, Living a Life. The Unity of the Concept of Life in Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite

The writings of Corpus Dionysiacum present a concept life which is different from the one that we profess nowadays. Its view backed up mainly by Platonic tradition, since times Plato has tended to see as an intellectual principle. Therefore, in Neoplatonic system can find conviction life, its fullest sense, and at peak vision One. In Proclus, apart being principle, also god main principle whole world intellective gods. Pseudo-Dionysius his exploits unparticipable participable God for him Trinity completely beyond participation knowledge, divine names play role henads. However, Dionysius, are neither hypostases nor living gods, clearly visible case name Life. All things participate this only universe. not property own, but rather constant struggle approach Trinity. committing sin, angel or man loses be regained through sacramental activity. An analysis thoughts reveals conception unified contrary shattered modern understanding. While biological, mental, moral lives fundamentally differ us, Dionysius those merely aspects same thing, therefore lost metaphorical, ontological sense.