The Great Tradition: Further Studies in the Development of Platonism and Early Christianity: CS 599 (Variorum Collected Studies) - Hardcover
Synopsis
This collection of articles explores a broad range of issues relating to the development of Platonism. The volume takes in such figures as John Scotus Eriugena and Salomon ibn Gabirol, while bearing witness to an understanding and appreciation of the last head of the Platonic Academy, Damascius. The volume begins with a study of an aspect of Plato himself, his distinctly ironic way of making use of the ancient concept of the "golden age" and the history of a notion that he bequeathed to his successors, the idea that the philosopher should develop something of an "art" or "science" of erotics. The volume continues on to explore areas such as the philosophical stature of Plato's nephew and successor, Speusippus, the functioning of Platonic dialogues within the intellectual life of the school, issues and figures within middle Platonism - notably Philo of Alexandria and Plutarch - various aspects of Plotinus' thought, evidence from Porphyry and Iamblichus and different aspects of the philosophy of Proclus.
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- PublisherVariorum
- Publication date1997
- ISBN 10 0860786714
- ISBN 13 9780860786719
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages352
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