Platonic Love From Antiquity To The Renaissance

Author : Carl Séan O'Brien,John Dillon
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 589 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2022-09-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781108530095

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Platonic Love from Antiquity to the Renaissance by Carl Séan O'Brien,John Dillon Pdf

Platonic love is a concept that has profoundly shaped Western literature, philosophy and intellectual history for centuries. First developed in the Symposium and the Phaedrus, it was taken up by subsequent thinkers in antiquity, entered the theological debates of the Middle Ages, and played a key role in the reception of Neoplatonism and the etiquette of romantic relationships during the Italian Renaissance. In this wide-ranging reference work, a leading team of international specialists examines the Platonic distinction between higher and lower forms of eros, the role of the higher form in the ascent of the soul and the concept of Beauty. They also treat the possibilities for friendship and interpersonal love in a Platonic framework, as well as the relationship between love, rhetoric and wisdom. Subsequent developments are explored in Plutarch, Plotinus, Augustine, Pseudo-Dionysius, Eriugena, Aquinas, Ficino, della Mirandola, Castiglione and the contra amorem tradition.

Author : Todd W. Reeser
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 403 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : History
ISBN : 9780226307008

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Setting Plato Straight by Todd W. Reeser Pdf

In 'Setting Plato Straight', Todd W. Reeser undertakes the first sustained and comprehensive study of Renaissance textual responses to Platonic same-sex sexuality. Reeser mines an expansive collection of translations, commentaries, and literary sources to study how Renaissance translators transformed ancient eros into non-erotic, non-homosexual relations.

Author : Sylvain Delcomminette,Pieter d'Hoine,Marc-Antoine Gavray
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2020-07-06
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9783110683936

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The Reception of Plato’s ›Phaedrus‹ from Antiquity to the Renaissance by Sylvain Delcomminette,Pieter d'Hoine,Marc-Antoine Gavray Pdf

This volume explores the tremendous influence of Plato’s Phaedrus on the philosophical, religious, scientific and literary discussions in the West. Ranging from Plato’s first readers, over the Church Fathers and the Platonic commentators, to Byzantine and Renaissance thinkers, the papers collected here introduce the reader to the first two millennia of the dialogue’s reception history. Thirteen contributions by both junior and established scholars study the engagement with the Phaedrus by such major figures as Aristotle, Galen, Origen, Clemens of Alexandria, Plotinus, Augustine, Proclus, Psellus, Ficino, Erasmus, and many others. Together, they cover the wide range of topics discussed in the dialogue: the value of myth and allegory, religion and theology, love and beauty, the soul and its immortality, teaching and learning, metaphysics and epistemology, rhetoric and dialectic, as well as the role and the limits of writing. By placing the dialogue in this broad perspective, the volume will appeal to readers interested in the Phaedrus itself, as well as to classicists, literary theorists, and historians of philosophy, science and religion concerned with the dialogue’s reception history and its main protagonists.

Author : Mark Edwards
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 656 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2020-11-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134855988

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The Routledge Handbook of Early Christian Philosophy by Mark Edwards Pdf

This volume offers the most comprehensive survey available of the philosophical background to the works of early Christian writers and the development of early Christian doctrine. It examines how the same philosophical questions were approached by Christian and pagan thinkers; the philosophical element in Christian doctrines; the interaction of particular philosophies with Christian thought; and the constructive use of existing philosophies by all Christian thinkers of late antiquity. While most studies of ancient Christian writers and the development of early Christian doctrine make some reference to the philosophic background, this is often of an anecdotal character, and does not enable the reader to determine whether the likenesses are deep or superficial, or how pervasively one particular philosopher may have influenced Christian thought. This volume is designed to provide not only a body of facts more compendious than can be found elsewhere, but the contextual information which will enable readers to judge or clarify the statements that they encounter in works of more limited scope. With contributions by an international group of experts in both philosophy and Christian thought, this is an invaluable resource for scholars of early Christianity, Late Antiquity and ancient philosophy alike.

Author : James Hankins
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2007-10-25
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1139827480

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The Cambridge Companion to Renaissance Philosophy by James Hankins Pdf

The Cambridge Companion to Renaissance Philosophy, published in 2007, provides an introduction to a complex period of change in the subject matter and practice of philosophy. The philosophy of the fourteenth through sixteenth centuries is often seen as transitional between the scholastic philosophy of the Middle Ages and modern philosophy, but the essays collected here, by a distinguished international team of contributors, call these assumptions into question, emphasizing both the continuity with scholastic philosophy and the role of Renaissance philosophy in the emergence of modernity. They explore the ways in which the science, religion and politics of the period reflect and are reflected in its philosophical life, and they emphasize the dynamism and pluralism of a period which saw both new perspectives and enduring contributions to the history of philosophy. This will be an invaluable guide for students of philosophy, intellectual historians, and all who are interested in Renaissance thought.

Author : Eugen Rosenstock-Huessy
Publisher : Argo Books
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0912148152

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Rosenstock-Huessy Papers by Eugen Rosenstock-Huessy Pdf

Author : Anna Baldwin,Sarah Hutton
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2005-11-03
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0521021685

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Platonism and the English Imagination by Anna Baldwin,Sarah Hutton Pdf

This is the first compendious study of the influence of Plato on the English literary tradition, showing how English writers used Platonic ideas and images within their own imaginative work. Established experts and new writers have worked together to produce individual essays on more than thirty English authors, including Shakespeare, Milton, Blake, Wordsworth, T. S. Eliot, Auden and Iris Murdoch; and the book is divided chronologically, showing how every age has reconstructed Platonism to suit its own understanding of the world.

Author : Robin Waterfield
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2023
Category : Philosophers
ISBN : 9780197564752

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Plato of Athens by Robin Waterfield Pdf

"Plato of Athens is the first-ever biography of the world-famous philosopher. Born into a well-to-do family, he grew up in the increasing gloom of wartime Athens at the end of the fifth century BCE. Alongside a normal Athenian education, in his teens he honed his intellect by attending lectures by the many thinkers who passed through Athens, and toyed with the idea of writing poetry. He finally decided to go into politics, but became disillusioned, especially after the Athenians condemned his teacher, Socrates, to death. Instead he turned to writing and teaching. In 383 he founded the Academy, the world's first higher-educational research and teaching establishment, But he also returned after a while to practical politics and spent a considerable amount of time trying to create a constitution for Syracuse in Sicily that would reflect his political ideals. The attempt failed, and Plato's disappointment can be traced in his later political works"--

Author : Gerald A. Press,Mateo Duque
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 553 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2022-10-06
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781350227248

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The Bloomsbury Handbook of Plato by Gerald A. Press,Mateo Duque Pdf

This essential reference text on the life, thought and writings of Plato uses over 160 short, accessible articles to cover a complete range of topics for both the first-time student and seasoned scholar of Plato and ancient philosophy. It is organized into five parts illuminating Plato's life, the whole of the Dialogues attributed to him, the Dialogues' literary features, the concepts and themes explored within them and Plato's reception via his influence on subsequent philosophers and the various interpretations of his work. This fully updated 2nd edition includes 19 newly commissioned entries on topics ranging across comedy, tragedy, Xenophon, metatheatre, gender, musical theory, animals, Orphism, political theory, religion, time, Hellenistic philosophy and post-Platonic ancient commentaries. It also features revisions to the majority of articles from the 1st edition, including 8 which have been completely re-written, and 12 which have had the references substantially revised. Reflecting the growing diversity of Plato scholarship across the world, this edition includes contributions from a wide range of scholars who enrich the field and provide students and scholars with a vital resource for study and reference.

Author : Malcolm Hebron
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2008-05-09
Category : Study Aids
ISBN : 9781350310360

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Key Concepts in Renaissance Literature by Malcolm Hebron Pdf

The volume provides readers with a clear introduction to English Renaissance literary texts. Concise but detailed entries are alphabetically arranged, providing a coherent overview of central issues in the study of writings of the Renaissance era. Cross-referencing and suggestions for further reading indicate connections between topics.

Author : Dragos Calma
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 657 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2022-01-17
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9789004501331

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Reading Proclus and the Book of Causes, Volume 3 by Dragos Calma Pdf

Reading Proclus and the Book of Causes, published in three volumes, is a fresh, comprehensive understanding of the history of Neoplatonism from the 9th to the 16th century. This third volume gathers contributions on key concepts of the Platonic tradition (Proclus, Plotinus, Porphyry or Sallustius) inherited and reinterpreted by Arabic (e.g. Avicenna, the Book of Causes), Byzantine (e.g. Maximus the Confessor, Ioane Petritsi) and Latin authors (e.g. Albert the Great, Thomas Aquinas, Berthold of Moosburg, Marsilio Ficino etc.). Two major themes are presently studied: causality (in respect to the One, the henads, the self-constituted substances and the first being) and the noetic triad (being-life-intellect).

Author : Paul Shorey
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2022-05-13
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780520308435

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Platonism by Paul Shorey Pdf

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1938.

Author : Arthur F. Kinney,David W. Swain,Eugene D. Hill,William A. Long
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 863 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2000-11-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9781136745300

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Tudor England by Arthur F. Kinney,David W. Swain,Eugene D. Hill,William A. Long Pdf

This is the first encyclopedia to be devoted entirely to Tudor England. 700 entries by top scholars in every major field combine new modes of archival research with a detailed Tudor chronology and appendix of biographical essays. Entries include: * Edward Alleyn [actor/theatre manager] * Roger Ascham * Bible translation * cloth trade * Devereux family * Espionage * Family of Love * food and diet * James Hepburn, Earl of Bothwell * inns * Ket's Rebellion * John Lyly * mapmaking * Frances Meres * miniature painting * Pavan * Pilgrimage of Grace * Revels Office * Ridolfi plot * Lady Mary Sidney, Countess of Pembroke * treason * and much more. Also includes an 8-page color insert.

Author : Stephen Gersh
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 421 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2014-09-15
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780521198493

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Interpreting Proclus by Stephen Gersh Pdf

Stephen Gersch charts the influence of the late Greek philosopher Proclus from his own lifetime down to the Renaissance (500-1600 CE).

Author : James H. Lesher,Debra Nails,Frisbee Candida Cheyenne Sheffield
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 470 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Fiction
ISBN : UOM:39015068766792

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Plato's Symposium by James H. Lesher,Debra Nails,Frisbee Candida Cheyenne Sheffield Pdf

In his Symposium, Plato crafted speeches in praise of love that has influenced writers and artists from antiquity to the present. But questions remain concerning the meaning of specific features, the significance of the dialogue as a whole, and the character of its influence. Here, an international team of scholars addresses such questions.