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Georges Florovsky, in 1936, called for a revival of the teaching of the Church Fathers. At the same time, Fr. Joseph Bocheński formulated the program for the renewal of Thomism by means of formal logic. In this paper, I propose to integrate these two projects. Analytic Patristics aims at expressing and developing patristic thought with the tools of analytic philosophy. The broad program of the logic of religion formulated by Bocheński included semiotics, methodology, and the formal logic of religion. I present here three examples of the integration of analytic philosophy and patristics in these three areas. I discuss first Basil Lourié’s paraconsistent interpretation of Dionysius the Areopagite’s theory of the divine names, then Richard Swinburne’s efforts to revive Orthodox natural theology, and finally Beau Branson’s reconstruction of Gregory of Nyssa’s metaphysics of the Trinity. These examples perfectly illustrate how analytic philosophy can contribute to the development of patristics, and how the tradition of the Church Fathers can inspire contemporary analytic philosophy of religion.
Georges Florovsky 于 1936 年呼吁复兴教父们的教导。与此同时，约瑟夫-博钦斯基（Joseph Bocheński）神父制定了通过形式逻辑复兴托马斯主义的计划。在本文中，我建议整合这两个项目。分析教父学旨在用分析哲学的工具来表达和发展教父思想。博钦斯基制定的宗教逻辑大纲包括符号学、方法论和宗教形式逻辑。我在此介绍分析哲学与教父学在这三个领域融合的三个例子。首先，我讨论了巴西尔-卢埃（Basil Lourié）对阿廖帕吉特的狄奥尼修斯（Dionysius the Areopagite）的神名理论的准一致性解释；然后，我讨论了理查德-斯温伯恩（Richard Swinburne）复兴东正教自然神学的努力；最后，我讨论了博-布兰森（Beau Branson）对尼萨的格里高利（Gregory of Nyssa）的三位一体形而上学的重建。这些例子完美地说明了分析哲学如何促进教父学的发展，以及教父的传统如何启发当代的宗教分析哲学。
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Studies in East European Thought (SEET) provides a forum for impartial scholarly discussion of philosophical thought and intellectual history of East and Central Europe, Russia, as well as post-Soviet states. SEET offers a venue for philosophical dialogue in a variety of relevant fields of study. Predominantly a philosophical journal, SEET welcomes work that crosses established boundaries among disciplines whether by bringing other disciplines to respond to traditional philosophical questions or by using philosophical reflection to address specific disciplinary issues.
The journal publishes original papers by scholars working in the field without discriminating them based on their geographical origin and nationality. The editorial team considers quality of work to be the sole criterion of publication. In addition to original scholarly essays, SEET publishes translations of philosophical texts not previously available in the West, as well as book reviews.
* A forum for scholarly discussion on philosophical thought and intellectual history of East and Central Europe, Russia, and post-Soviet states
* Includes analytic, comparative, and historical studies of thinkers, philosophical and intellectual schools and traditions
* In addition to original papers, publishes translations and book reviews
* Although formatting is not crucial at the review stage, authors are strongly advised to refer to the Submission Guidelines of SEET to which articles accepted for publication must conform
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