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Basil Tatakis (1896-1996) was Professor of Philosophy at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, where he also served as Dean of the School of Philosophy.
Nicholas J. Moutafakis is Professor of Philosophy, Cleveland State University.
The translation of Tatakis' 1949 book is a welcome contribution to
the field as it offers a remarkable overview of Byzantine
philosophy for specialists and students alike. . . . Moutafakis has
performed a great service to the English-speaking academic world
not only with his very readable translation of what is standard
reading material in many universities in Europe but also with the
useful list (at the end of the book) of contributions to the field
made after the original French edition. --Yannis Papadoyannakis,
Religious Studies Review
B.N. Tatakis' La Philosophie Byzantine first appeared in 1949 and
remains the standard book on the subject. It provides an
illuminating introduction for the general reader, and is also
consulted by specialists. The result of a close study of a vast
amount of mostly unknown and often unedited texts, it covers the
period from the sixth to the fifteenth century with great
erudition. But its main achievement is that it presents Byzantine
philosophy as an autonomous discipline—distinct from Christian
theology—that deals with genuinely philosophical questions. This is
the book which rightly claimed for Byzantine thought a place in the
history of philosophy. --Katerina Ierodiakonou, St. Hugh’s College,
Oxford; National Technical University of Athens
This book is one of a kind. Tatakis published it in French in 1949
and it had to wait until 2003 before an English edition appeared.
The wait was worth it. This is the only book in English that covers
the development of the history of philosophy and its intersection
with Christianity during the entire course of the history of the
Eastern Roman Empire from the fall of Rome and the Western Empire
to its own fall in 1453 A.D. --Thomas Riggins, Political Affairs
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