TY - JOUR AU - Portaru, Marius PY - 2022/07/31 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Patristic Apophaticism and the House of Being JF - Diakrisis Yearbook of Theology and Philosophy JA - diakrisis VL - 5 IS - SE - Articles DO - 10.24193/diakrisis.2022.3 UR - https://diakrisis.reviste.ubbcluj.ro/index.php/diakrisis/article/view/42 SP - 47-60 AB - <p>This essay proposes a brief reflection on language, considering Patristic apophaticism, as seen in the works of the Cappadocian Fathers, Dionysius and Maximus the Confessor. It discusses Heidegger’s critique of onto-theology and his <em>Letter on Humanism</em>, where language is called “the House of Being”. It tries to show that, according to Patristic apophaticism, the human <em>nous</em> is instead the “House of Being”. The difference between Heidegger and Patristic thought lies in how Being is understood. It also notes that the <em>Letter on Humanism</em> displays a potential openess to the “energetic theory of language”, which characterises Patristic apophaticism.</p> ER -