Neoplatonic Philosophy Introductory Readings

Author : John M. Dillon,Lloyd P. Gerson
Publisher : Hackett Publishing
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2004-01-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0872207072

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Neoplatonic Philosophy by John M. Dillon,Lloyd P. Gerson Pdf

The most comprehensive collection of Neoplatonic writings available in English, this volume provides translations of the central texts of four major figures of the Neoplatonic tradition: Plotinus, Porphyry, Iamblichus, and Proclus. The general Introduction gives an overview of the period and takes a brief but revealing look at the history of ancient philosophy from the viewpoint of the Neoplatonists. Historical background--essential for understanding these powerful, difficult, and sometimes obscure thinkers--is provided in extensive footnotes, which also include cross-references to other works relevant to particular passages.

Author : Lloyd P. Gerson
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2017-12-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781501716966

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Aristotle and Other Platonists by Lloyd P. Gerson Pdf

"Aristotle versus Plato. For a long time that is the angle from which the tale has been told, in textbooks on the history of philosophy and to university students. Aristotle's philosophy, so the story goes, was au fond in opposition to Plato's. But it was not always thus."—from the Introduction In a wide-ranging book likely to cause controversy, Lloyd P. Gerson sets out the case for the "harmony" of Platonism and Aristotelianism, the standard view in late antiquity. He aims to show that the twentieth-century view that Aristotle started out as a Platonist and ended up as an anti-Platonist is seriously flawed. Gerson examines the Neoplatonic commentators on Aristotle based on their principle of harmony. In considering ancient studies of Aristotle's Categories, Physics, De Anima, Metaphysics, and Nicomachean Ethics, the author shows how the principle of harmony allows us to understand numerous texts that otherwise appear intractable. Gerson also explains how these "esoteric" treatises can be seen not to conflict with the early "exoteric" and admittedly Platonic dialogues of Aristotle. Aristotle and Other Platonists concludes with an assessment of some of the philosophical results of acknowledging harmony.

Author : Kevin Corrigan
Publisher : Purdue University Press
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Neoplatonism
ISBN : 1557532346

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Reading Plotinus by Kevin Corrigan Pdf

Plotinus was one of the most influential philosophers of the early Christian world, whose life was dedicated to the care of others and whose extensive treatises were recorded and preserved by his pupil and colleague Porphyry. This book provides a guide to reading and understanding Plotinus and covers many of the topics that he contemplated.

Author : Pauliina Remes
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2014-12-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317492894

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Neoplatonism by Pauliina Remes Pdf

Although Neoplatonism has long been studied by classicists, until recently most philosophers saw the ideas of Plotinus et al as a lot of religious/magical mumbo-jumbo. Recent work however has provided a new perspective on the philosophical issues in Neoplatonism and Pauliina Remes new introduction to the subject is the first to take account of this fresh research and provides a reassessment of Neoplatonism's philosophical credentials. Covering the Neoplatonic movement from its founder, Plotinus (AD 204-70) to the closure of Plato's Academy in AD 529 Remes explores the ideas of leading Neoplatonists such as Porphyry, lamblichus, Proclus, Simplicius and Damascius as well as less well-known thinkers. Situating their ideas alongside classical Platonism, Stoicism, and the neo-Pythagoreans as well as other intellectual movements of the time such as Gnosticism, Judaism and Christianity, Remes provides a valuable survey for the beginning student and non-specialist.

Author : Richard T. Wallis
Publisher : Scribner Book Company
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : STANFORD:36105005292235

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Neo-Platonism by Richard T. Wallis Pdf

Author : Porphyry
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Neoplatonism
ISBN : UCSC:32106008603596

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Porphyry's Launching-points to the Realm of Mind by Porphyry Pdf

Author : Sara Rappe
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2007-08-14
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0521039428

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Reading Neoplatonism by Sara Rappe Pdf

Neoplatonism is a term used to designate the form of Platonic philosophy that developed in the Roman Empire from the third to the fifth century A.D. and that based itself on the corpus of Plato's dialogues. Sara Rappe's challenging and innovative study is the first book to analyze Neoplatonic texts themselves using contemporary philosophy of language. It covers the whole tradition of Neoplatonic writing from Plotinus through Proclus to Damascius. In providing the broadest available survey of Neoplatonic writing the book will appeal to classical philosophers, classicists, as well as students of religious studies.

Author : Eric D. Perl
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2012-02-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780791480021

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Theophany by Eric D. Perl Pdf

The work of Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite stands at a cusp in the history of thought: it is at once Hellenic and Christian, classical and medieval, philosophical and theological. Unlike the predominantly theological or text-historical studies which constitute much of the scholarly literature on Dionysius, Theophany is completely philosophical in nature, placing Dionysius within the tradition of ancient Greek philosophy and emphasizing, in a positive light, his continuity with the non-Christian Neoplatonism of Plotinus and Proclus. Eric D. Perl offers clear expositions of the reasoning that underlies Neoplatonic philosophy and explains the argumentation that leads to and supports Neoplatonic doctrines. He includes extensive accounts of fundamental ideas in Plotinus and Proclus, as well as Dionysius himself, and provides an excellent philosophical defense of Neoplatonism in general.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 485 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2014-05-14
Category : Philosophy, Ancient
ISBN : 1603847995

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Introductory Readings in Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy by Anonim Pdf

A concise anthology for the ancient philosophy survey that ranges from the Presocratics through the Neoplatonists, Introductory Readings in Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy features essential selections from C.D.C. Reeve's 2004 translation of Plato's Republic, which casts reported speech into direct dialogue, as well other translations known for their accuracy and accessibility. Introductions and notes are also included.

Author : Patrick Lee Miller,C. D. C. Reeve
Publisher : Hackett Publishing
Page : 533 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2015-03-15
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781624663543

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Introductory Readings in Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy by Patrick Lee Miller,C. D. C. Reeve Pdf

This concise anthology of primary sources designed for use in an ancient philosophy survey ranges from the Presocratics to Plato, Aristotle, the Hellenistic philosophers, and the Neoplatonists. The Second Edition features an amplified selection of Presocratic fragments in newly revised translations by Richard D. McKirahan. Also included is an expansion of the Hellenistic unit, featuring new selections from Lucretius and Sextus Empiricus as well as a new translation, by Peter J. Anderson, of most of Seneca’s De Providentia. The selections from Plotinus have also been expanded.

Author : Dimitrios A. Vasilakis
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2020-12-24
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781350163874

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Eros in Neoplatonism and its Reception in Christian Philosophy by Dimitrios A. Vasilakis Pdf

Showing the ontological importance of eros within the philosophical systems inspired by Plato, Dimitrios A. Vasilakis examines the notion of eros in key texts of the Neoplatonic philosophers, Plotinus, Proclus, and the Church Father, Dionysius the Areopagite. Outlining the divergences and convergences between the three brings forward the core idea of love as deficiency in Plotinus and charts how this is transformed into plenitude in Proclus and Dionysius. Does Proclus diverge from Plotinus in his hierarchical scheme of eros? Is the Dionysian hierarchy to be identified with Proclus' classification of love? By analysing The Enneads, III.5, the Commentary on the First Alcibiades and the Divine Names side by side, Vasilakis uses a wealth of modern scholarship, including contemporary Greek literature to explore these questions, tracing a clear historical line between the three seminal late antique thinkers.

Author : Lloyd P. Gerson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : PHILOSOPHY
ISBN : 1501747258

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Platonism and Naturalism by Lloyd P. Gerson Pdf

"An account of the central tradition in the history of philosophy, Platonism, along with the class of philosophical positions collectively known as Naturalism and the 'anti-Platonism' of Naturalism both in antiquity and in contemporary philosophy"--

Author : Svetla Slaveva-Griffin,Pauliina Remes
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 657 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2014-07-25
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781317591368

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The Routledge Handbook of Neoplatonism by Svetla Slaveva-Griffin,Pauliina Remes Pdf

The Routledge Handbook of Neoplatonism is an authoritative and comprehensive survey of the most important issues and developments in one of the fastest growing areas of research in ancient philosophy. An international team of scholars situates and re-evaluates Neoplatonism within the history of ancient philosophy and thought, and explores its influence on philosophical and religious schools worldwide. Over thirty chapters are divided into seven clear parts: (Re)sources, instruction and interaction Methods and Styles of Exegesis Metaphysics and Metaphysical Perspectives Language, Knowledge, Soul, and Self Nature: Physics, Medicine and Biology Ethics, Political Theory and Aesthetics The legacy of Neoplatonism. The Routledge Handbook of Neoplatonism is a major reference source for all students and scholars in Neoplatonism and ancient philosophy, as well as researchers in the philosophy of science, ethics, aesthetics and religion.

Author : Pauliina Remes
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2014-12-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317492887

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Neoplatonism by Pauliina Remes Pdf

Although Neoplatonism has long been studied by classicists, until recently most philosophers saw the ideas of Plotinus et al as a lot of religious/magical mumbo-jumbo. Recent work however has provided a new perspective on the philosophical issues in Neoplatonism and Pauliina Remes new introduction to the subject is the first to take account of this fresh research and provides a reassessment of Neoplatonism's philosophical credentials. Covering the Neoplatonic movement from its founder, Plotinus (AD 204-70) to the closure of Plato's Academy in AD 529 Remes explores the ideas of leading Neoplatonists such as Porphyry, lamblichus, Proclus, Simplicius and Damascius as well as less well-known thinkers. Situating their ideas alongside classical Platonism, Stoicism, and the neo-Pythagoreans as well as other intellectual movements of the time such as Gnosticism, Judaism and Christianity, Remes provides a valuable survey for the beginning student and non-specialist.

Author : John Gregory
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2014-05-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134691180

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The Neoplatonists by John Gregory Pdf

This extensively revised and updated second edition of The Neoplatonists provides a valuable introduction to the thought of the four central Neoplatonist philosophers, Plotinus, Porphyry, Proclus and Iamblichus.